Biology:Chicoreus denudatus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Chicoreus denudatus
Chicoreus denudatus 002.jpg
Apertural view of Chicoreus denudatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. denudatus
Binomial name
Chicoreus denudatus
(Perry, 1811)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) denudatus (Perry, 1811)
  • Murex australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Murex palmiferus Sowerby, 1841
  • Torvamurex denudatus (Perry, 1811)
  • Torvamurex denudatus immunitus Iredale, 1936
  • Torvamurex extraneus Iredale, 1936
  • Triplex denudatus Perry, 1811 (basionym)
  • Triplex frondosa Perry, 1811

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. 1.0 1.1 Chicoreus denudatus (Perry, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 June 2011.
  • Poirier, J., 1883. Révision des Murex. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 5: 13-128, sér. série 2
  • 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5096519 entry