Chicoreus (Triplex) ryukyuensis Shikama, 1978
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Chicoreus (Triplex) ryukyuensis Shikama, 1978 View in CoL
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Chicoreus (Triplex) ryukyuensis Shikama, 1978: 35 View in CoL , pl. 7, figs 1-2.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Tonga. BORDAU 2: stn CP 1582, 18°41’S, 174°03’W, 79-82 m, 2 lv GoogleMaps .
DISTRIBUTION. — Okinawa, Guam (R. Houart coll., unpublished) and now Tonga (new record), live in 79-82 m.
REMARKS. — Chicoreus ryukyuensis is included in the same group of small species as C. nobilis . It differs from C. nobilis in having a globose rather than conical protoconch and 3 frondose spines covering the entire length of the siphonal canal.
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Chicoreus (Triplex) ryukyuensis Shikama, 1978
Houart, Roland & Héros, Virginie 2008 |
Chicoreus (Triplex) ryukyuensis
SHIKAMA T. 1978: 35 |