Dermomurex pacei
| Dermomurex pacei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Dermomurex |
| Species: | D. pacei
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex pacei Petuch, 1988 [1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dermomurex (Dermodurex) pacei Petuch, 1988 | |
Dermomurex pacei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off Cuba, the Florida Keys, USA and the Bahamas.
References[edit]
- ^ Petuch, E. J. 1988. Neogene history of tropical American mollusks. [vi] + 217, 39 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia.
- ^ a b Dermomurex pacei Petuch, 1988. 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
External links[edit]
- "Dermomurex (Dermomurex) pacei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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