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Chicoreus paucifrondosus

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Chicoreus paucifrondosus
Shell of Chicoreus paucifrondosus (paratype at MNHN? Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. paucifrondosus
Binomial name
Chicoreus paucifrondosus
Houart, 1988
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Triplex) paucifrondosus Houart, 1988

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  • Houart, R., 1988. Description of seven new species of Muricidae (Neagastropoda) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. Venus 47(3): 185-196