Chicoreus banksii

Chicoreus banksii
Apertural view of Chicoreus banksii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. banksii
Binomial name
Chicoreus banksii
(Sowerby G.B. II, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) banksii (G.B. Sowerby II, 1841)
  • Murex banksii Sowerby, 1841 (basionym)
  • Murex crocatus Reeve, 1845

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.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 55 mm and 107 mm. It is very similar in physical appearance to Chicoreus palmarosae, the Rose Branch Murex.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, the Solomons, New Caledonia and Australia.

References

  1. ^ a b Chicoreus banksii (Sowerby, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 June 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 103
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  • "Chicoreus (Triplex) banksii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.


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