The bundharma's murex (Chicoreus bundharmai) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Chicoreus bundharmai | |
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| Apertural view of Chicoreus bundharmai | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. bundharmai
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| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus bundharmai Houart, 1992
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chicoreus (Chicoreus) bundharmai Houart, 1992 | |
Description edit
The size of an adult shell varies between 50mm and 140mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Kalimantan, Indonesia and in the East Sea off Vietnam.
References edit
- ^ a b Chicoreus bundharmai Houart, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R., 1992. Description of a new species of Chicoreus (s.s.) (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Kalimantan (Borneo). Apex 7(1): 27-30
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chicoreus bundharmai.
- "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) exuberans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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