Biology:Chicoreus longicornis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Original image of a shell of Chicoreus longicornis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. longicornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus longicornis (Dunker, 1864)
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Chicoreus longicornis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 75 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Australia (Queensland)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chicoreus longicornis (Dunker, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Wilson, B. R. & Gillett, K. (1974). Australian Shells. Illustrating and Describing 600 Species of Marine Gastropods from Australian Waters. A. H. & A. W. Reed.
Wikidata ☰ Q5096534 entry
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