Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Rank Species | Genus Chicoreus | |
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Similar Chicoreus, Chicoreus maurus, Chicoreus microphyllus | ||
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.
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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.
References
Chicoreus denudatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA