Chicoreus bundharmai
The bundharma's murex (Chicoreus bundharmai) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Species: | C. bundharmai |
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Chicoreus (Chicoreus) bundharmai Houart, 1992 | |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 50mm and 140mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Kalimantan, Indonesia and in the South China Sea off Vietnam.
References
- Chicoreus bundharmai Houart, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R., 1992. Description of a new species of Chicoreus (s.s.) (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Kalimantan (Borneo). Apex 7(1): 27-30
External links
- "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) exuberans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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