Chicomurex turschi

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Chicomurex turschi
Chicomurex turschi (MNHN-IM-2012-33174).jpeg
Shell of Chicomurex turschi (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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Muricoidea
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C. turschi
Binomial name
Chicomurex turschi
(Houart, 1981)
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Chicomurex) turschi Houart, 1981

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

Description[]

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

References[]

  • Houart, R., 1981. Chicoreus (Chicomurex) turschi, a new Muricidae from New Guinea. The Nautilus 95(4): 186-188
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 110


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