Dermomurex africanus

Dermomurex africanus
Dermomurex africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Dermomurex
Subgenus: Takia
Species: D. africanus
Binomial name
Dermomurex africanus
Vokes, 1978
Synonyms[1]

Dermomurex (Dermomurex) africanus Vokes, 1978

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

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 16 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique and South Africa.

References

  1. ^ a b Dermomurex africanus Vokes, 1978.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564273  on 16 April 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.

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