Biology:Chicoreus banksii
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Subgenus: | Triplex
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| Species: | C. banksii
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| Chicoreus banksii (Sowerby G.B. II, 1841)
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Chicoreus banksii, common name the Banks' 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 55 mm and 107 mm. It is very similar in physical appearance to Chicoreus palmarosae, the Rose Branch Murex.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines , the Solomons, New Caledonia and Australia .
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chicoreus banksii (Sowerby, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 June 2011.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 103
External links
- "Chicoreus (Triplex) banksii" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_4744.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5096500 entry
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