Biology:Chicomurex laciniatus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Species: | C. laciniatus
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Chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby, 1841)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_824.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3139471 entry
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