Dermomurex howletti

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

Dermomurex howletti
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D. howletti
Binomial name
Dermomurex howletti
Vokes, 1995
Synonyms[1]

Dermomurex (Viator) howletti Vokes, 1995

Description

The shell grows to a length of 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the continental shell off southwest Australia and in the Great Australian Bight.

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References

  1. Dermomurex howletti Vokes, 1995. 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): 227


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