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Dermomurex antecessor

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Dermomurex antecessor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
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

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

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dermomurex antecessor Vokes, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 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): 223
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  • "Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.