Dermomurex bobyini

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

Dermomurex bobyini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Dermomurex
Subgenus:
Takia
Species:
D. bobyini
Binomial name
Dermomurex bobyini
(Kosuge, 1984)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Takia) bobyini (Kosuge, 1984)
  • Takia bobyini Kosuge, 1984 (basionym)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 46 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References
  1. Dermomurex bobyini (Kosuge, 1984). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 November 2012.
  • "Dermomurex (Takia) bobyini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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