Dermomurex antonius

Dermomurex antonius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Dermomurex
Subgenus: Viator
Species: D. antonius
Binomial name
Dermomurex antonius
Vokes, 1974
Synonyms[1]

Dermomurex (Viator) antonius Vokes, 1974

Dermomurex antonius 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 15 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.

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