Dermomurex pacei


Dermomurex pacei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. pacei
Binomial name
Dermomurex pacei
Petuch, 1988 [1]
Synonyms[2]

Dermomurex (Dermodurex) pacei Petuch, 1988

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cuba, the Florida Keys, USA and the Bahamas.

References

  1. ^ Petuch, E. J. 1988. Neogene history of tropical American mollusks. [vi] + 217, 39 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia.
  2. ^ a b Dermomurex pacei Petuch, 1988. 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
  • "Dermomurex (Dermomurex) pacei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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