Dermomurex agnesae

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

Dermomurex agnesae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Dermomurex
Subgenus:
Dermomurex
Species:
D. agnesae
Binomial name
Dermomurex agnesae
Vokes, 1995
Synonyms[1]

Dermomurex (Dermomurex) agnesae Vokes, 1995

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southwest Australia.

References
  1. Dermomurex agnesae Vokes, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • 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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