Chicoreus longicornis
Appearance
Chicoreus longicornis | |
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Original image of a shell of Chicoreus longicornis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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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Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 75 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Australia (Queensland)
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.