Dermomurex abyssicolus

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Dermomurex abyssicolus
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D. abyssicolus
Binomial name
Dermomurex abyssicolus
(Crosse, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Trialatella) abyssicola (Crosse, 1865)
  • Murex abyssicola Crosse, 1865

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West Florida, USA; the Bahamas, Guadeloupe and Brazil.

References

  • 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

  • "Dermomurex (Trialatella) abyssicola". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.Error: "Q5262740" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.