Chicoreus damicornis
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)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) damicornis (Hedley, 1903)
  • Murex damicornis Hedley, 1903
  • Triplex cornucervi Perry, 1811

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

  • GE Radwin, A D'Attilio, Murex shells of the world: an illustrated guide to the Muricidae; Stanford Univ Press, 1976
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  • Sea shells of New South Wales: Chicoreus damicornis ; accessed: 25 June 2011
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