Chicoreus
Chicoreus is a genus of medium- to large-sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.Species
Over 100 species are within the genus, with several subgenera, including:
- Chicoreus aculeatus
- Chicoreus allaryi Houart, Quiquandon & Briano, 2004
- Chicoreus asianus Kuroda, 1942
- Chicoreus austramosus Vokes, 1978
- Chicoreus axicornis
- Chicoreus banksii
- Chicoreus boucheti Houart, 1983
- Chicoreus bourguignati
- Chicoreus brevifrons
- Chicoreus brunneus
- Chicoreus bullisi Vokes, 1974
- Chicoreus bundharmai Houart, 1992
- Chicoreus capucinus Lamarck, 1822
- Chicoreus cervicornis
- Chicoreus cnissodus
- Chicoreus cloveri
- Chicoreus cornucervi
- Chicoreus corrugatus Sowerby, 1841
- Chicoreus cosmani Abbott & Finlay, 1979
- Chicoreus crosnieri Houart, 1985
- Chicoreus damicornis
- Chicoreus denudatus
- Chicoreus dodongi Houart, 1995
- Chicoreus dovi Houart, 1984
- Chicoreus dunni Petuch, 1987
- Chicoreus elisae Bozzetti, 1991
- Chicoreus florifer
- Chicoreus fosterorum Houart, 1989
- Chicoreus franchii Cossignani, 2005
- Chicoreus groschi Vokes, 1978
- Chicoreus guillei Houart, 1985
- Chicoreus ingridmariae Houart, 2010
- Chicoreus insularum
- Chicoreus jessicae Houart, 2008
- Chicoreus kantori Houart & Héros, 2013
- Chicoreus laqueatus
- Chicoreus litos Vokes, 1978
- Chicoreus longicornis
- Chicoreus lorenzi Houart, 2009
- Chicoreus maurus
- Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974
- Chicoreus microphyllus
- Chicoreus miyokoae
- Chicoreus mocki Beals, 1997
- Chicoreus monicae Bozzetti, 2001
- Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977
- Chicoreus orchidiflorus Shikama, 1973
- Chicoreus paini Houart, 1983
- Chicoreus palmarosae
- Chicoreus paucifrondosus Houart, 1988
- Chicoreus peledi Vokes, 1978
- Chicoreus pisori Houart, 2007
- Chicoreus rachelcarsonae Petuch, 1987
- Chicoreus ramosus
- Chicoreus rossiteri
- Chicoreus rubescens
- Chicoreus ryosukei Shikama, 1978
- Chicoreus ryukyuensis Shikama, 1978
- Chicoreus saulii
- Chicoreus setionoi Houart, 2001
- Chicoreus spectrum
- Chicoreus strigatus
- Chicoreus subpalmatus Houart, 1988
- Chicoreus territus
- Chicoreus thomasi
- Chicoreus torrefactus
- Chicoreus trivialis
- Chicoreus varius
- Chicoreus virgineus
- †Chicoreus xestos
- Chicoreus zululandensis Houart, 1989
;Synonymized species :
- Chicoreus adustus Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of Chicoreus brunneus
- Chicoreus akritos Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 : synonym of Chicoreus microphyllus
- Chicoreus clausii : synonym of Hexaplex varius clausii
- Chicoreus cloveri]' Houart, 1985: represented as Chicoreus cloveri Houart, 1985
- Chicoreus gubbi : synonym of Chicocenebra gubbi
- Chicoreus guionneti Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2002 : synonym of Siratus guionneti
- Chicoreus inflatus : synonym of Chicoreus ramosus
- Chicoreus perelegans Vokes, 1965 : synonym of Siratus perelegans
- Chicoreus subtilis Houart, 1977 : synonym of Chicoreus orchidiflorus
- Chicoreus superbus : synonym of Chicomurex superbus
;Subgenus Chicoreus Swainson, 1833
In 2011, Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of Chicoreus.
- Chicoreus erythrostomus : synonym of Hexaplex erythrostomus
- Chicoreus regius : synLamarckonym of Hexaplex regius
