| Chicomurex elliscrossi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicomurex |
| Species: | C. elliscrossi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicomurex elliscrossi (Fair, 1974) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Chicoreus elliscrossiFair, 1974 | |
Chicomurex elliscrossi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]
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