Dermomurex wareni
| Dermomurex wareni | |
|---|---|
| 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. wareni |
| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex wareni Houart, 1990 [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dermomurex (Takia) wareni Houart, 1990 | |
Dermomurex wareni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 37 mm and 57 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- ↑ Houart, R. (2001). Ingensia gen. nov. and eleven new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. pp. 243-269 in Bouchet, P. & Marshall, B.A. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. (185) 22
- 1 2 Dermomurex wareni Houart, 1990. 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): 220
External links
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- gastropods.com: Dermomurex (Takia) wareni
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