Dermomurex sarasuae
| Dermomurex sarasuae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Dermomurex |
| Species: | D. sarasuae
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex sarasuae Vokes, 1992 [1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dermomurex (Dermomurex) sarasuae Vokes, 1992 | |
Dermomurex sarasuae 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 15 mm and 18 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and Honduras.
References
[edit]- ^ Vokes, E. H. 1992. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part IX - Pterynotus, Poirieria, Aspella, Dermomurex, Calotrophon, Acantholabia, and Attiliosa; additions and corrections. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 25: 1–108.
- ^ a b Dermomurex sarasuae Vokes, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 November 2012.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 214
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