Chicoreus longicornis
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| image = Chicoreus longicornis 001.jpg
| image_caption = Original image of a shell of Chicoreus longicornis
| taxon = Chicoreus longicornis
| authority = (Dunker, 1864)
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- Chicoreus (Triplex) longicornis (Dunker, 1864) · accepted, alternate representation
- Chicoreus recticornis (Martens in Lobbecke & Kobelt, 1880)
- Murex longicornis Dunker, 1864
- Murex recticornis Martens in Lobbecke & Kobelt, 1880
- Poirieria kurranulla Garrard, 1961
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Chicoreus longicornis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|405908|Chicoreus longicornis (Dunker, 1864)}}
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 75 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Australia (Queensland)
References
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- Wilson, B. R. & Gillett, K. (1974). Australian Shells. Illustrating and Describing 600 Species of Marine Gastropods from Australian Waters. A. H. & A. W. Reed.
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Category:Gastropods described in 1864
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