Chicoreus nobilis
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Chicoreus nobilis | |
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Apertural view of Chicoreus nobilis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Chicoreus |
Species: | C. nobilis
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Binomial name | |
Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977
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Synonyms[1] | |
Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977 |
Chicoreus nobilis, common name the noble murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 57 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species is found along Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan.
References
- ^ a b Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 June 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chicoreus nobilis.
- "Chicoreus (Triplex) nobilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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