Dermomurex angustus

Dermomurex angustus
Dermomurex angustus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Dermomurex
Subgenus: Dermomurex
Species: D. angustus
Binomial name
Dermomurex angustus
(Verco, 1895)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Takia) angustus (Verco, 1895)
  • Trophon angustus Verco, 1895 (basionym)

Dermomurex angustus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 13 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs along South and West Australia.

References

  1. ^ a b Dermomurex angustus (Verco, 1895).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564285  on 17 April 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.

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