Chicoreus cervicornis

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]

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

Murex cervicornis Lamarck, 1822

Description

The shell sizes this species ranges from 4–7 cm (40-75mm).

Distribution

The species is distributed in North Australia and West New Guinea.

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