Chicoreus orchidiflorus

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

Chicoreus orchidiflorus
Five views of a shell of Chicoreus orchidiflorus, 27 mm in length
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Chicoreus
Species:	C. orchidiflorus
Binomial name
Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
Synonyms[1]
Chicoreus subtilis Houart, 1977 Pterynotus celinamarumai Kosuge, 1980 Pterynotus cerinamarumai Kosuge, 1980 Pterynotus orchidiflorus Shikama, 1973

Description

This species attains a size of 38 mm.

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Philippines.