Chicoreus damicornis
| Chicoreus damicornis | |
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| Apertural view of Chicoreus damicornis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. damicornis |
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| Chicoreus damicornis (Hedley, 1903) | |
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Chicoreus damicornis, common name the long-horned murex, is a uncommon 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. Characterized by the bifurcated tip on the longest shoulder spine. It coloration may vary it be may be uniformly white / fawn or with distinct spiral brown bands.[2]
Distribution
This subtidal marine species is found along Southeast Australia living in moderately deep water around -30~250m.
References
- ^ a b Chicoreus damicornis (Hedley, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 June 2011.
- ^ Hedley. "Chicoreus damicornis". The Chong Chen Archives.
- 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
- "Chicoreus (Triplex) damicornis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.