Dermomurex antecessor

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

Dermomurex antecessor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Dermomurex
Subgenus:
Trialatella
Species:
D. antecessor
Binomial name
Dermomurex antecessor
Vokes, 1975
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor Vokes, 1975
  • Dermomurex (Trialatella) cuna Petuch, 1990

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.

References
  1. Dermomurex antecessor Vokes, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 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): 223
  • "Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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