Dermomurex africanus
| 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] | |
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Dermomurex (Dermomurex) africanus Vokes, 1978 | |
Dermomurex africanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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 2 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.
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