Dermomurex antecessor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Dermomurex
Subgenus:
Trialatella
Species:
D. antecessor
Binomial name
Dermomurex antecessor
Vokes, 1975
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor Vokes, 1975
  • Dermomurex (Trialatella) cuna Petuch, 1990

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.

References

  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 223
  • "Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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