Description of Chicoreus (Triplex) franzettiae n.sp. (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from the Philippine Islands
Houart, R. (2019). Description of Chicoreus (Triplex) franzettiae n.sp. (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from the Philippine Islands. Novapex (Jodoigne) 20(3): 97-100 In: Novapex (Jodoigne). Société Belge de Malacologie: Bruxelles. ISSN 1375-7474, more | |
Keywords | Philippine Islands Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species Chicoreus Montfort, 1810 [WoRMS]; Chicoreus franzettiae Houart, 2019 [WoRMS]; Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 [WoRMS] Marine/Coastal |
Abstract | A new species of Chicoreus (Triplex) Perry, 1810 is described from Siargao Island in the Philippines. It is compared with C. (T.) banksii (Sowerby II, 1841), C. (T.) strigatus (Reeve,1849), C. (T.) paini Houart, 1983 and young specimens of C. (T.) microphyllus (Lamarck, 1816) which also occur in the Philippines or nearby areas. |
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