Chicoreus banksii
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| Apertural view of Chicoreus banksii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. banksii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus banksii (Sowerby G.B. II, 1841)
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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
[edit]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
[edit]This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, the Solomons, New Caledonia and Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chicoreus banksii.
- "Chicoreus (Triplex) banksii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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