Dermomurex sepositus

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

Dermomurex sepositus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Dermomurex
Subgenus:
Trialatella
Species:
D. sepositus
Binomial name
Dermomurex sepositus
Houart, 1993
Synonyms[1]

Dermomurex (Trialatella) sepositus Houart, 1993

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cameroon.

References
  1. Dermomurex sepositus Houart, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 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): 223


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