Biology:Chicoreus damicornis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Subgenus: | Triplex
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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.
Distribution
This subtidal marine species is found along Southeast Australia .
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_823.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5096518 entry
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