Dermomurex antonius

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

Dermomurex antonius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Dermomurex
Subgenus:
Viator
Species:
D. antonius
Binomial name
Dermomurex antonius
Vokes, 1974
Synonyms[1]

Dermomurex (Viator) antonius Vokes, 1974

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.

References
  1. Dermomurex antonius Vokes, 1974. 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): 227


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