Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Chicoreus nobilis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Chicoreus axicornis, Chicoreus banksii, Chicoreus aculeatus, Chicoreus microphyllus, Chicoreus saulii | ||
Chicoreus nobilis, common name the noble murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 57 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is found along Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan.
References
Chicoreus nobilis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA