OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Chicoreus (Triplex) insularum (Pilsbry, 1921)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex torrefactus insularum Pilsbry, 1921

Distribution

  PRELOVED RegionsMidway Islands (Midway)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)

Keywords

habitat: coral reef 

References

 Houart, R. 1992. p.50, figs. 156, 286-287 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
                              Chicoreus (Triplex) Perry, 1810
                                Chicoreus (Triplex) insularum (Pilsbry, 1921)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47974) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-23. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-23.