Chicoreus damicornis
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| Apertural view of Chicoreus damicornis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. damicornis
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| Binomial name | |
| 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[edit]
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 80 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This subtidal marine species is found along Southeast Australia.
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chicoreus damicornis.
- Sea shells of New South Wales: Chicoreus damicornis ; accessed: 25 June 2011
- "Chicoreus (Triplex) damicornis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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