Dermomurex angustus

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

Dermomurex angustus
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. angustus
Binomial name
Dermomurex angustus
(Verco, 1895)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Takia) angustus (Verco, 1895)
  • Trophon angustus Verco, 1895 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 13 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs along South and West Australia.

References
  1. Dermomurex angustus (Verco, 1895). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.


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