OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Chicoreus (Chicoreus) asianus Kuroda, 1942
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Murex sinensis Reeve, 1845
Chicoreus asianus Kuroda, 1942
Chicoreus orientalis Zhang, 1965
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Taiwan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Northern Hemisphere: South Korea
Keywords
depth: subtidal [ 5-20 metres
]
substrate: rocks
References
Houart, R. 1992. p.36, figs. 143-145 Contains synonymy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Muricoidea
Muricidae Fleming, 1828
Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
Chicoreus (Chicoreus) Montfort, 1810
Chicoreus (Chicoreus) asianus Kuroda, 1942
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47943) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-22. Record last updated by Database Administrator on 2002-03-18.