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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Chicoreus (Triplex) cervicornis (Lamarck, 1822)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex cervicornis Lamarck, 1822

Common Name

The Stag's Horn Murex p.sp. 66 [as Murex cernicornis]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  
Two-forked Murex p.141 [as Murex cernicornis]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaMoluccas
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 180 metres ]
depth: intertidal [ from 1 metre ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: sand bottom 

References

 Coleman, N. 1981. p.26  General reference
 Eisenberg, J. M. 1981. p.88 [pl. 70, fig. 17, as Murex (Murex) cervicornis]  New combination
 Fair, R. H. 1976. p.30 [pl. 7, fig. 98, as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cervicornis]  New combination
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.38 [pl. 19, figs 11-13, as Euphyllon cervicornis]  New combination
 Houart, R. 1992. p.89 [figs 47 - protoconch, 361 - holotype]  General reference
 Shikama, T. 1963. p.70 [pl. 53, fig. 2, as Murex (Euphyllon) cervicornis]  New combination
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.27 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.86 [pl. 58, fig. 9, as Chicoreus cervicornis]  New combination

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
                              Chicoreus (Triplex) Perry, 1810
                                Chicoreus (Triplex) cervicornis (Lamarck, 1822)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10892) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-20.