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Chicoreus banksii

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Chicoreus banksii
Apertural view of Chicoreus banksii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. banksii
Binomial name
Chicoreus banksii
(Sowerby G.B. II, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) banksii (G.B. Sowerby II, 1841)
  • Murex banksii Sowerby, 1841 (basionym)
  • Murex crocatus Reeve, 1845

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

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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

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, the Solomons, New Caledonia and Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
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  • "Chicoreus (Triplex) banksii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.