Dermomurex glicksteini

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

Dermomurex glicksteini
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. glicksteini
Binomial name
Dermomurex glicksteini
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Dermomurex) glicksteini Petuch, 1987
  • Dermomurex (Trialatella) glicksteini Petuch, 1987

Description

The shell grows to a length of 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Eastern Florida, USA and the Bermudas.

References
  1. Dermomurex glicksteini Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 November 2012.
  • 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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