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Chicomurex laciniatus

Chicomurex laciniatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicomurex
Species:
C. laciniatus
Binomial name
Chicomurex laciniatus
(Sowerby, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus filialis Shikama, 1971
  • Murex laciniatus Sowerby, 1841
  • Murex scabrosus Sowerby, 1841
Shell of Chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby, 1841), measuring 69.5 mm in height, from Cebu in the Philippines.

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

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The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 77 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2011)

Distribution

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This marine species is found off the Philippines and Northern Queensland, Australia.

References

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  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 110
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  • "Chicomurex laciniatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.


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