The bundharma's murex (Chicoreus bundharmai) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Chicoreus bundharmai
Apertural view of Chicoreus bundharmai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. bundharmai
Binomial name
Chicoreus bundharmai
Houart, 1992
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Chicoreus) bundharmai Houart, 1992

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 50mm and 140mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Kalimantan, Indonesia and in the East Sea off Vietnam.

References

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  1. ^ a b Chicoreus bundharmai Houart, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R., 1992. Description of a new species of Chicoreus (s.s.) (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Kalimantan (Borneo). Apex 7(1): 27-30
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  • "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) exuberans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.