Dermomurex indentatus

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

Dermomurex indentatus
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. indentatus
Binomial name
Dermomurex indentatus
(Carpenter, 1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aspella (Dermomurex) perplexa Keen, 1958
  • Muricidea erinaceoides var. indentatus Carpenter, 1857 (basionym)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Panama.

References
  1. Dermomurex indentatus (Carpenter, 1857). 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
  • "Dermomurex (Dermomurex) indentatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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