Dermomurex cunninghamae

Dermomurex cunninghamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricinae
Genus:	Dermomurex
Subgenus:
Species:	D. cunninghamae
Binomial name
	Dermomurex cunninghamae; (Berry, 1964)
Synonyms
	Dermomurex (Trialatella) cunninghamae (Berry, 1964); Trialatella cunninghamae Berry, 1964 (basionym);

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

Description[]

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[]

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Panama.

References[]

^ ^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[]

"Dermomurex (Trialatella) cunninghamae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Dermomurex cunninghamae (Berry, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 November 2012.

[2] Dermomurex (Trialatella) cunninghamae (Berry, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 January 2017.

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