Biology:Chicoreus rossiteri

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Chicoreus rossiteri
Chicoreus Rossiteri B.jpg
Chicoreus Rossiteri F.jpg
Scientific classification
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Subgenus:
Triplex
Species:
C. rossiteri
Binomial name
Chicoreus rossiteri
(Crosse, 1872)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) rossiteri (Crosse, 1872)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Chicoreus saltatrix Kuroda, 1964
    Murex rossiteri Crosse, 1872
  • Murex rossiteri Crosse, 1872 (original combination)

Chicoreus rossiteri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 46.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  • Crosse, H., 1872. Diagnoses Molluscorum Novae Caledoniae incolarum. Journal de Conchyliologie 20: 70-75
  • Houart, R., 1992. The genus Chicoreus and related genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 154(A): 1-188

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3704755 entry