Dermomurex colombi

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

Dermomurex colombi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Dermomurex
Species:
D. colombi
Binomial name
Dermomurex colombi
Houart, 2006[1]
Synonyms

Dermomurex (Dermomurex) colombi Houart, 2006

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Martinique and the Lesser Antilles.

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References
  1. Houart. 2006. Novapex Volume: 7 Issue: 2–3 Pages: 47–53. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Dermomurex colombi Houart, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 November 2012.
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.


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