Chicoreus damicornis
| Chicoreus damicornis | |
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| Apertural view of Chicoreus damicornis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Subgenus: | Triplex |
| Species: | C. damicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus damicornis (Hedley, 1903) | |
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Chicoreus damicornis, common name the long-horned murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This subtidal marine species is found along Southeast Australia.
References
- 1 2 Chicoreus damicornis (Hedley, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 June 2011.
- GE Radwin, A D'Attilio, Murex shells of the world: an illustrated guide to the Muricidae; Stanford Univ Press, 1976
External links
- Sea shells of New South Wales: Chicoreus damicornis ; accessed: 25 June 2011
- Gastropods.com: Chicoreus (Triplex) damicornis; accessed: 25 June 2011
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