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Chicoreus denudatus

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Chicoreus denudatus
Apertural view of Chicoreus denudatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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
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  • Quoy J.R.C. & Gaimard J.P. (1832–1835). Voyage de découvertes de l'"Astrolabe" exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826–1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie. 1: i-l, 1–264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833]. Paris: Tastu
  • MNHN, Paris: lectotype
  • Seashells of New South Wales: Chicoreus denudatus; accessed : 25 June 2011
  • "Chicoreus (Triplex) denudatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.