Chicoreus miyokoae
| Chicoreus miyokoae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. miyokoae |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979) | |
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Chicoreus miyokoae, common name : the Miyoko Murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 78 mm. The species is carnivorous and predatory in its feeding behaviour.[2]
Distribution
This marine species is found in the Philippines and Fiji.[3] It inhabits subtidal zones at depths between 80 and 361 metres, in habitats associated with coral reefs.[3]
References
- 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chicoreus miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Chicoreus miyokoae Miyoko Murex". www.reeflex.net. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Chicoreus miyokoae Miyoko Murex". www.reeflex.net. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- Kosuge S. (1979) Descriptions of two new species of the family Muricidae (Gastropoda), Mollusca). Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(1): 1–2, pl. 1
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133
External links
- "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) miyokoae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.