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 Regions: Midway Islands (Midway)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian 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.