Chicoreus damicornis

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]

Chicoreus damicornis
Apertural view of Chicoreus damicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Chicoreus
Subgenus:
Triplex
Species:
C. damicornis
Binomial name
Chicoreus damicornis
(Hedley, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) damicornis (Hedley, 1903)
  • Murex damicornis Hedley, 1903
  • Triplex cornucervi Perry, 1811

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. 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
  • 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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