Dermomurex gunteri

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

Dermomurex gunteri
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. gunteri
Binomial name
Dermomurex gunteri
Vokes, 1985
Synonyms[1]

Dermomurex (Dermomurex) gunteri Vokes, 1985

Description

The shell grows to a length of 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Panama.

References
  1. Dermomurex gunteri Vokes, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 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): 214


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