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long-horned murex
Chicoreus damicornis
Chicoreus damicornis, common name the long-horned murex, is a uncommon 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 80 mm. Characterized by the bifurcated tip on the longest shoulder spine. It coloration may vary it be may be uniformly white / fawn or with distinct spiral brown bands.
Range & habitat
This subtidal marine species is found along Southeast Australia living in moderately deep water around -30~250m.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 353765.