Chicoreus damicornis
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| 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 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.
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Distribution[]
This subtidal marine species is found along Southeast Australia.
References[]
- ^ a b 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
- "Chicoreus (Triplex) damicornis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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