Chicoreus denudatus

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Chicoreus denudatus
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Apertural view of Chicoreus denudatus
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C. denudatus
Binomial name
Chicoreus denudatus
(Perry, 1811)
Synonyms [1]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) denudatus (Perry, 1811)
  • Murex australisQuoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Murex palmiferusSowerby, 1841
  • Torvamurex denudatus(Perry, 1811)
  • Torvamurex denudatus immunitusIredale, 1936
  • Torvamurex extraneusIredale, 1936
  • Triplex denudatusPerry, 1811 (basionym)
  • Triplex frondosaPerry, 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]

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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.

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