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Chicoreus (Triplex) damicornis (Hedley, 1903)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex damicornis Hedley, 1903
   Chicoreus falsinii Nicolay, 1976

Common Name

Long-horned Murex p.142 [as Murex damicornis]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Port Macquarie, NSW to Victoria {HOUART1992A}

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 40-100 metres {HOUART1992A} ]

References

 Eisenberg, J. M. 1981. p.89 [pl. 71, figs 5, 8, as Murex (Chicoreus) damicornis]  New combination
 Fair, R. H. 1976. p.35 [pl. 7, fig. 83, as Chicoreus (Chicoreus damicornis]  New combination
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.38 [pl. 19, figs 14-15, as Euphyllon damicornis]  New combination
 Houart, R. 1992. p.83 [figs 41 - protoconch, 381 - holotype]  General reference
 Houart, R. 1992. p.83 Synonomy
 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.168 [fig. 200, as Torvamurex damicornis]  New combination
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.28 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.86 [pl. 58, fig. 6, as Chicoreus damicornis]  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) damicornis (Hedley, 1903)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10894) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-20.