Dermomurex scalaroides

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

Dermomurex scalaroides
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. scalaroides
Binomial name
Dermomurex scalaroides
(Blainville, 1829)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Dermomurex) scalaroides (Blainville, 1829)
  • Murex distinctus Cristofori & Jan, 1832
  • Murex leucoderma Scacchi, 1836
  • Murex scalariformis Locard, 1886
  • Murex scalarinus Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
  • Murex scalaroides Blainville, 1829
  • Ocenebra (Takia) distinctus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocenebra (Takia) distinctus elatus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocenebra (Takia) distinctus elongatus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocenebra (Takia) minutissimus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocenebra (Takia) obesus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocenebra (Takia) siculus Settepassi, 1970

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and the Canary Islands.

References
  1. Dermomurex scalaroides (Blainville, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 November 2012.
  • Settepassi F. (1970). Atlante Malacologico. Molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo, volume I. 296 pp. Museo di Zoologia, Roma
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 214
  • "Dermomurex (Dermomurex) scalaroides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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