Dermomurex angustus

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Dermomurex angustus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. angustus
Binomial name
Dermomurex angustus
(Verco, 1895)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Takia) angustus (Verco, 1895)
  • Trophon angustus Verco, 1895 (basionym)

Dermomurex angustus 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 13 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs along South and West Australia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dermomurex angustus (Verco, 1895). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.