Chicoreus ryukyuensis explained

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

Description

The shell is around 40mm long and 20mm wide, pinkish white with orange tints. It has 7.5 volutes lined with short spines down to a siphonal canal.[1]

Distribution

The species was discovered near the Okinawa Islands, part of the Ryukyu island chain after which it was named.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tokio Shikama . Description of new and noteworthy Gastropoda from western Pacific Ocean (I) . Yokosuka City Museum Website . Yokosuka City Museum . 12 September 2024 . English.