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

Chicoreus pisori
Shell of Chicoreus pisori (holotype 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. pisori
Binomial name
Chicoreus pisori
Houart, 2007
Synonyms

Chicoreus (Triplex) pisori Houart, 2007· accepted, alternate representation

Description

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The length of the shell attains 35.9 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Christmas Island.

References

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  • Houart, R., 2007. Chicoreus (Triplex) pisori n. sp. A new Muricine (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean. Venus 65(4): 365-368