Chicomurex laciniatus
Appearance
Chicomurex laciniatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Chicomurex |
Species: | C. laciniatus
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Binomial name | |
Chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby, 1841)
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Chicomurex laciniatus, common name the laciniated murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description[edit]
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 77 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species is found off the Philippines and Northern Queensland, Australia.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 110
External links[edit]
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- "Chicomurex laciniatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.