Dermomurex africanus

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

Dermomurex africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Dermomurex
Subgenus:
Takia
Species:
D. africanus
Binomial name
Dermomurex africanus
Vokes, 1978
Synonyms[1]

Dermomurex (Dermomurex) africanus Vokes, 1978

Description

The shell grows to a length of 16 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique and South Africa.

References
  1. Dermomurex africanus Vokes, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 April 2011.
  • Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
  • "Dermomurex (Takia) africanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 April 2011.


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