Dermomurex pauperculus

Dermomurex pauperculus, common name the little aspella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Dermomurex pauperculus
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D. pauperculus
Binomial name
Dermomurex pauperculus
Synonyms[2]
  • Aspella paupercula (C. B. Adams, 1850)
  • Dermomurex pauperculus (C. B. Adams, 1850)
  • Murex pauperculus C. B. Adams, 1850
  • Triton cantraini Recluz, 1853

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.

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References

  1. Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology 4: 56–68
  2. Dermomurex pauperculus (C. B. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 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
  • "Dermomurex (Dermomurex) pauperculus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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