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    Chicoreus cervicornis

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    Chicoreus cervicornis
    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. cervicornis
    Binomial name
    Chicoreus cervicornis
    (Lamarck, 1822)
    Synonyms[1]
    • Chicoreus (Triplex) cervicornis (Lamarck, 1822)· accepted, alternate representation
    • Murex cervicornis Lamarck, 1822

    The two-forked murex (Chicoreus cervicornis) also known as the deer antler 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 shell sizes this species ranges from 4–7 cm (40-75mm).[citation needed]

    Distribution[edit]

    The marine species occurs off North Australia and West New Guinea.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Chicoreus cervicornis (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
    • Lamarck, J. B. P. A., 1822 Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, vol. 7, p. 711 pp
    • Houart, R., 1992. The genus Chicoreus and related genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 154(A): 1-188

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