Biology:Chicoreus cornucervi
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornucervi | |
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A shell of the Staghorn murex, Chicoreus cornucervi | |
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Species: | C. cornucervi
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Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornucervi (Röding, 1798)
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Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornucervi, common name Staghorn murex or Toothed murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 148 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed along Northwest Australia and Western Papua New Guinea.
References
- ↑ Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornucervi (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 December 2010.
External links
- "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornucervi" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_822.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5096511 entry
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