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(Text) CC BY-SA