Chicoreus monicae

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

Chicoreus monicae
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. monicae
Binomial name
Chicoreus monicae
Bozzetti, 2001
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Triplex) monicae Bozzetti, 2001

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References
  1. Chicoreus monicae Bozzetti, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Bozzetti L. (2001) Chicoreus monicae sp. n. (Gastropoda, Muricidae) dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 34: 9-10


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