Biology:Dermomurex cunninghamae
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Subgenus: | Trialatella
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| Species: | D. cunninghamae
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| Dermomurex cunninghamae (Berry, 1964)
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Dermomurex cunninghamae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell has a maximum length of 18.5mm. The spire is high and acute, consisting of two and a half tightly wound, convex nuclear whorls and five postnuclear whorls.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Panama.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dermomurex cunninghamae (Berry, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 November 2012.
- ↑ Dermomurex (Trialatella) cunninghamae (Berry, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 January 2017.
- 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) cunninghamae" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_14222.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5262755 entry
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