Chicoreus denudatus
| Chicoreus denudatus | |
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| Apertural view of Chicoreus denudatus | |
| 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. denudatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus denudatus (Perry, 1811) | |
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Chicoreus denudatus, common name the branch-bearing murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 75 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs along Queensland and northern Tasmania from the intertidal zone to depths up to 100 m, but most commonly in the subtidal zone.
References
- 1 2 Chicoreus denudatus (Perry, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 June 2011.
External links
- Seashells of New South Wales: Chicoreus denudatus; accessed : 25 June 2011
- Gastropods.com: Chicoreus (Triplex) denudatus; accessed : 25 June 2011
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