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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornucervi (Röding, 1798)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpura cornucervi Röding, 1798
   Murex monodon Sowerby, 1825
   Murex aranea de Blainville in Kiener, 1842

Common Name

Stag Horn Murex p.140 [as Euphyllon cornucervi]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Toothed Murex p.140 [as Euphyllon cornucervi]      Allan, J. 1950.  
The Single Tooth Murex p.sp. 21 [as Murex monodon]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  
Monodon Murex p.136, pl.137      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Arafura Sea
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 

References

 Eisenberg, J. M. 1981. p.89 [pl. 71, fig. 3, as Murex (Chicoreus) cornucervi]  New combination
 Fair, R. H. 1976. p.33 [pl. 8, fig. 101, as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornucervi]  New combination
 Houart, R. 1992. p.40 [fig. 1 - protoconch, distribution]  General reference
 Houart, R. 1992. p.40 Synonomy
 Leehman, E. G. 1981. p.9 [text fig., as Murex cornucervi]  New combination
 Shikama, T. 1963. p.70 [pl. 53, fig. 3, as Murex (Euphyllon) cornucervi]  New combination
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.28 [distribution]  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.86 [pl. 58, fig. 5, as Chicoreus cornucervi]  New combination

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
                              Chicoreus (Chicoreus) Montfort, 1810
                                Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornucervi (Röding, 1798)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10861) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-28.