Dermomurex howletti
Appearance
Dermomurex howletti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Dermomurex |
Species: | D. howletti
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Binomial name | |
Dermomurex howletti Vokes, 1995
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Synonyms[1] | |
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
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 18 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs on the continental shell off southwest Australia and in the Great Australian Bight.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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