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

Description

The shell is around 40mm long and 20mm wide, pinkish white with orange tints. It has 7.5 volutes lined with short spines down to a siphonal canal.[2]

Distribution

The species was discovered near the Okinawa Islands, part of the Ryukyu island chain after which it was named.[2]

References

  1. ^ Chicoreus ryukyuensis Shikama, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b Tokio Shikama. "Description of new and noteworthy Gastropoda from western Pacific Ocean (I)" (PDF). Yokosuka City Museum Website. Yokosuka City Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2024.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicoreus_ryukyuensis
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