Chicoreus paini

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

Chicoreus paini
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. paini
Binomial name
Chicoreus paini
Houart, 1983
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus kengaluae Muhlhausser & Alf, 1983
  • Chicoreus paini Houart, 1983
  • Chicoreus (Chicoreus) paini Houart, 1983 (basionym)
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) paini Houart, 1983ยท accepted, alternate representation

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Solomon Islands

References
  1. Chicoreus paini Houart, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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