Dermomurex obeliscus

Dermomurex obeliscus
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. obeliscus
Binomial name
	Dermomurex obeliscus; (A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms
	Dermomurex (Dermodurex) obeliscus (A. Adams, 1853); Murex obeliscus A. Adams, 1853 (basionym);

Dermomurex obeliscus 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 15 mm and 33 m.

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Costa Rica.

Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 214

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