Dermomurex antecessor

Dermomurex antecessor
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. antecessor
Binomial name
Dermomurex antecessor
Vokes, 1975
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor Vokes, 1975
  • Dermomurex (Trialatella) cuna Petuch, 1990

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.

References

  1. 1 2 Dermomurex antecessor Vokes, 1975.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 November 2012.

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