Chicomurex laciniatus, common name the laciniated murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Chicomurex laciniatus
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C. laciniatus
Binomial name
Chicomurex laciniatus
(Sowerby, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus filialis Shikama, 1971
  • Murex laciniatus Sowerby, 1841
  • Murex scabrosus Sowerby, 1841
Shell of Chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby, 1841), measuring 69.5 mm in height, from Cebu in the Philippines.

Description edit

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 77 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species is found off the Philippines and Northern Queensland, Australia.

References edit

  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 110

External links edit

  • "Chicomurex laciniatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.