Chicoreus allaryi

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

Chicoreus allaryi
Shell of Chicoreus allaryi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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Triplex
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C. allaryi
Binomial name
Chicoreus allaryi
Houart, Quiquandon & Briano, 2004
Synonyms

Chicoreus (Triplex) allaryi Houart, Quiquandon & Briano, 2004· accepted, alternate representation

Description

Size 7–11 cm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar

References

  • Houart, R. , Quiquandon, P. & Briano, B., 2004. Description of a new species of Chicoreus (Triplex) (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Madagascar. Novapex 5(4): 143-146


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