Dermomurex sarasuae

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

Dermomurex sarasuae
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. sarasuae
Binomial name
Dermomurex sarasuae
Vokes, 1992 [1]
Synonyms[2]

Dermomurex (Dermomurex) sarasuae Vokes, 1992

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and Honduras.

References
  1. Vokes, E. H. 1992. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part IX - Pterynotus, Poirieria, Aspella, Dermomurex, Calotrophon, Acantholabia, and Attiliosa; additions and corrections. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 25: 1–108.
  2. Dermomurex sarasuae Vokes, 1992. 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


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