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Chicoreus cervicornis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Scientific name
  
Chicoreus cervicornis

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Chicoreus, Chicoreus axicornis, Chicoreus orchidiflorus, Chicoreus cornucervi, Chicoreus denudatus

The two forked murex (Chicoreus cervicornis) also known as the deer antler 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

Shell size 4-7cm (40-75mm)

Distribution

North Australia to West New Guinea

References

Chicoreus cervicornis Wikipedia