Chicomurex laciniatus

Chicomurex laciniatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricinae
Genus:	Chicomurex
Species:	C. laciniatus
Binomial name
	Chicomurex laciniatus; (Sowerby, 1841)
Synonyms
	Chicoreus filialis Shikama, 1971; Murex laciniatus Sowerby, 1841; Murex scabrosus Sowerby, 1841;

Shell of Chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby, 1841), measuring 69.5 mm in height, from Cebu in the Philippines.

Chicomurex laciniatus, common name the laciniated 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 30 mm and 77 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species is found off the Philippines and Northern Queensland, Australia.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 110

External links[]

"Chicomurex laciniatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

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