Dermomurex abyssicolus
Appearance
Dermomurex abyssicolus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Dermomurex |
Species: | D. abyssicolus
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Binomial name | |
Dermomurex abyssicolus (Crosse, 1865)
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Dermomurex abyssicolus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 10 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off West Florida, USA; the Bahamas, Guadeloupe and Brazil.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dermomurex abyssicolus (Crosse, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 223
External links
[edit]- "Dermomurex (Trialatella) abyssicola". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.