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Dermomurex worsfoldi

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Dermomurex worsfoldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. worsfoldi
Binomial name
Dermomurex worsfoldi
Vokes, 1992 [1]
Synonyms[2]

Dermomurex (Dermomurex) worsfoldi Vokes, 1992

Dermomurex worsfoldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 13 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Dermomurex worsfoldi Vokes, 1992. 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): 214