Species Chicoreus (Triplex) cervicornis (Lamarck, 1822)
The Stag's Horn Murex, Two-forked Murex
- Murex cervicornis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [163].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, New Holland (=Australia).
Generic Combinations
- Chicoreus (Triplex) cervicornis (Lamarck, 1822). —
Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J-P 2011. Fossil and recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-648, pls 182. [380, pl. 68, figs 4-8] - Chicoreus cervicornis (Lamarck, 1822). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [27, pl. 2, figs 1a-b]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Papua New Guinea, Moluccas.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 200 m
General References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [26]
Eisenberg, J.M. 1981. A collector's guide to seashells of the world. New York : McGraw-Hill 239 pp. [88, pl. 70, fig. 17] (as Murex (Murex) cervicornis)
Fair, R.H. 1976. The Murex Book: An illustrated catalogue of Recent Muricidae (Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Ocenebrinae). Honolulu : R. Fair 23 pls, 138 pp. [30, pl. 7, fig. 98] (as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cervicornis)
Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp. [38, pl. 19, figs 11-13] (as Euphyllon cervicornis)
Houart, R. 1992. The genus Chicoreus and related genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] A 154: 1-188 [89, figs 47, 361]
Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J-P 2011. Fossil and recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-648, pls 182. [380, pl. 68, figs 4-8]
Shikama, T. 1963. Selected shells of the world illustrated in colour. Tokyo : Hokuryu-Kan Vol. 1 pp. 1-154. [70, pl. 53, fig. 2] (as Murex (Euphyllon) cervicornis)
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [86, pl. 58, fig. 9]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [141] (Two-forked Murex)
Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Murex. pls 1-34 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [sp. 66] (The Stag's Horn Murex)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 29-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |