Dermomurex kaicherae
| Dermomurex kaicherae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Dermomurex |
| Subgenus: | Dermomurex |
| Species: | D. kaicherae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex kaicherae (Petuch, 1987) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dermomurex kaicherae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 23 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea (off Colombia) and the Lesser Antilles (off the Virgin Islands, St. Croix and Tortola)
References
- ↑ Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas. [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia.
- 1 2 Dermomurex kaicherae (Petuch, 1987). 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): 214
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