Chicoreus orchidiflorus

Chicoreus orchidiflorus
	Five views of a shell of Chicoreus orchidiflorus, 27 mm in length
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricinae
Genus:	Chicoreus
Subgenus:	Chicopinnatus
Species:	C. orchidiflorus
Binomial name
	Chicoreus orchidiflorus; (Shikama, 1973)
Synonyms[1]
	Chicoreus subtilis Houart, 1977; Pterynotus celinamarumai Kosuge, 1980; Pterynotus cerinamarumai Kosuge, 1980; Pterynotus orchidiflorus Shikama, 1973

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

Description

Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2011). Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558781 on 5 November 2011

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