Dermomurex howletti
| Dermomurex howletti | |
|---|---|
| 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. howletti |
| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex howletti Vokes, 1995 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dermomurex (Viator) howletti Vokes, 1995 | |
Dermomurex howletti 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 18 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs on the continental shell off southwest Australia and in the Great Australian Bight.
References
- 1 2 Dermomurex howletti Vokes, 1995. 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): 227
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