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Chicoreus cervicornis

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Chicoreus cervicornis
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C. cervicornis
Binomial name
Chicoreus cervicornis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]

Murex cervicornis Lamarck, 1822

The two forked murex (Chicoreus cervicornis) also known as the deer antler murex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

Shell size 4-7cm (40-75mm)

Distribution

North Australia to West New Guinea

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