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Dermomurex cunninghamae
Dermomurex cunninghamae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Dermomurex cunninghamae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Dermomurex |
| Species: | D. cunninghamae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex cunninghamae (Berry, 1964) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description edit
The shell has a maximum length of 18.5mm. The spire is high and acute, consisting of two and a half tightly wound, convex nuclear whorls and five postnuclear whorls.[2]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Panama.
References edit
- ^ a b Dermomurex cunninghamae (Berry, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 November 2012.
- ^ Dermomurex (Trialatella) cunninghamae (Berry, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 January 2017.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 223
External links edit
- "Dermomurex (Trialatella) cunninghamae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.