Chicoreus dovi

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

Chicoreus dovi
Shell of Chicoreus dovi (paratype at MNHN, Paris]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Chicoreus
Subgenus:
Triplex
Species:
C. dovi
Binomial name
Chicoreus dovi
Houart, 1984
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Triplex) dovi Houart, 1984

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Kenya.

References
  1. Chicoreus dovi Houart, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R., 1984. Description of the new species of Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern african coast: Chicoreus (Chicoreus) dovi n. sp.. Venus 43(1): 55-59


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