Chicoreus orchidiflorus 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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| Five views of a shell of Chicoreus orchidiflorus, 27 mm in length | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. orchidiflorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chicoreus subtilis Houart, 1977 | |
Description
editThis species attains a size of 38 mm.
Distribution
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2011). Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558781 on 5 November 2011
External links
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