Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Chicoreus banksii | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Chicoreus nobilis, Chicoreus axicornis, Chicoreus aculeatus, Chicoreus brunneus, Chicoreus microphyllus | ||
Chicoreus banksii, common name the Banks' murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 55 mm and 107 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, the Solomons, New Caledonia and Australia.
References
Chicoreus banksii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA