Chicoreus bundharmai

The bundharma's murex (Chicoreus bundharmai) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Chicoreus bundharmai
Apertural view of Chicoreus bundharmai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Chicoreus
Subgenus:
Chicoreus
Species:
C. bundharmai
Binomial name
Chicoreus bundharmai
Houart, 1992
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Chicoreus) bundharmai Houart, 1992
  • Chicoreus exuberans Cossignani, 2004

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50mm and 140mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the South China Sea along Vietnam.

References
  1. Chicoreus bundharmai Houart, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) exuberans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.


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