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Long Horned Murex

Chicoreus damicornis (Hedley 1903)

Chicoreus damicornis

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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

The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

This subtidal marine species is found along Southeast Australia.

References

  • GE Radwin, A D'Attilio, Murex shells of the world: an illustrated guide to the Muricidae; Stanford Univ Press, 1976

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Chicoreus damicornis: Brief Summary

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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.

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