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Dermomurex howletti

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Dermomurex howletti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. howletti
Binomial name
Dermomurex howletti
Vokes, 1995
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

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The shell grows to a length of 18 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs on the continental shell off southwest Australia and in the Great Australian Bight.

References

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  1. ^ 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