Chicoreus jessicae

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

Chicoreus jessicae
Shell of Chicoreus jessicae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. jessicae
Binomial name
Chicoreus jessicae
Houart, 2008
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Triplex) jessicae Houart, 2008

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. Chicoreus jessicae Houart, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R. (2008). Description of a new species of Chicoreus (Triplex) Perry, 1811 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Palawan, Philippine Islands. Novapex (Jodoigne), 9(4): 165-170


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