Chicoreus denudatus

Chicoreus denudatus
Apertural view of Chicoreus denudatus
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. 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

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