Dermomurex cunninghamae

Dermomurex cunninghamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricinae
Genus:	Dermomurex
Subgenus:	Trialatella
Species:	D. cunninghamae
Binomial name
	Dermomurex cunninghamae; (Berry, 1964)
Synonyms
	Dermomurex (Trialatella) cunninghamae (Berry, 1964); Trialatella cunninghamae Berry, 1964 (basionym);

Dermomurex cunninghamae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Description

The shell has a maximum length of 18.5mm. The spire is high and acute, consisting of two and a half tightly wound, convex nuclear whorls and five postnuclear whorls.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Panama.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Dermomurex cunninghamae (Berry, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 November 2012. Cite error: The named reference "WoRMS" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 223

External links

Gastropods.com: Dermomurex (Trialatella) cunninghamae

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[WoRMS-1] Dermomurex cunninghamae (Berry, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 November 2012. Cite error: The named reference "WoRMS" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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