Chicoreus nobilis, common name the noble murex, 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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| Apertural view of Chicoreus nobilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. nobilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977 | |
Description
editThe size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 57 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species is found along Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan.
References
edit- ^ a b Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 June 2011.
External links
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- "Chicoreus (Triplex) nobilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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