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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Chicoreus (Triplex) saulii (Sowerby, 1834)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex saulii Sowerby, 1841

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMarshall Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaComoro Islands (Comoros)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSeychelles
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.134 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 140 metres ]
depth: subtidal [ from 15 metres ]
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Houart, R. 1992. p.54, figs. 11, 159, 295, 303 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) saulii (Sowerby, 1834)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47986) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-23. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-03.