Dermomurex leali
Appearance
Dermomurex leali | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Dermomurex |
Species: | D. leali
|
Binomial name | |
Dermomurex leali Houart, 1991 [1]
| |
Synonyms | |
Dermomurex (Trialatella) leali Houart, 1991 |
Dermomurex leali is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 10 mm.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2011) |
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil.
References
[edit]- ^ Houart, R. 1991. The southeastern Brazilian Muricidae collected by RV Marion-Dufresne in 1897, with the description of three new species. Nautilus 105: 26–37.
- ^ Dermomurex leali Houart, 1991. 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): 223