Biology:Dermomurex abyssicolus

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Dermomurex abyssicolus
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Subgenus:
Trialatella
Species:
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

Wikidata ☰ Q5262740 entry