Dermomurex antonius
Dermomurex antonius | |
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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.
References
- 1 2 Dermomurex antonius Vokes, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 227
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