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Chicoreus dovi

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Chicoreus dovi
Shell of Chicoreus dovi (paratype at MNHN, Paris]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. dovi
Binomial name
Chicoreus dovi
Houart, 1984
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Triplex) dovi Houart, 1984

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Kenya.

References

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  1. ^ a b Chicoreus dovi Houart, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R., 1984. Description of the new species of Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern african coast: Chicoreus (Chicoreus) dovi n. sp.. Venus 43(1): 55-59