Biology:Chicoreus paini

Short description: Species of gastropod

Chicoreus paini
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. paini
Binomial name
Chicoreus paini Houart, 1983
Synonyms
Chicoreus kengaluae Muhlhausser & Alf, 1983 Chicoreus paini Houart, 1983 Chicoreus (Chicoreus) paini Houart, 1983 (basionym) Chicoreus (Triplex) paini Houart, 1983· accepted, alternate representation

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Solomon Islands

External links

• Houart R. (1983). Three new tropical muricacean species (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Venus. 42(1): 26-33

Wikidata ☰ Q5096543 entry