OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Chicoreus (Triplex) axicornis (Lamarck, 1822)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex axicornis Lamarck, 1822
   Murex kawamurai Shikama, 1964

Common Name

The Axis' Horn Murex p.sp. 37 [as Murex axicornis]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  
Centre-Horned Murex p.25      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificVanuatu
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesLuzonSorsogon
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.132 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesSulu Sea
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.132 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.132 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 40-80 metres ]

References

 Houart, R. 1992. p.67 [figs 23-25 - protoconchs]  General reference
 Houart, R. 1992. p.67 Synonomy
 Houart, R. 2001. p.251 [Vanuatu record]  Distribution

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) axicornis (Lamarck, 1822)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10926) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-03.