Chicoreus miyokoae

Chicoreus miyokoae, common name : the Miyoko Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Chicoreus miyokoae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Chicoreus
Species:	C. miyokoae
Binomial name
Chicoreus miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979)
Synonyms[1]
Chicoreus (Chicopinnatus) miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979) · accepted, alternate representation Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979 Timbellus miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 78 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off the Philippines.