Biology:Chicoreus pisori

Short description: Species of gastropod

Chicoreus pisori
Shell of Chicoreus pisori (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricinae
Genus:	Chicoreus
Subgenus:	Triplex
Species:	C. pisori
Binomial name
Chicoreus pisori Houart, 2007
Synonyms
Chicoreus (Triplex) pisori Houart, 2007· accepted, alternate representation

Chicoreus pisori is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 35.9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Christmas Island.

References

• Houart, R., 2007. Chicoreus (Triplex) pisori n. sp. A new Muricine (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean. Venus 65(4): 365-368

Wikidata ☰ Q5096546 entry