Dermomurex goldsteini

Dermomurex goldsteini
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. goldsteini
Binomial name
	Dermomurex goldsteini; Tenison Woods, 1876
Synonyms
	Dermomurex (Dermomurex) goldsteini Tenison Woods, 1876; Trophon goldsteini Tenison Woods, 1876;

Dermomurex goldsteini, common name Goldstein's trophon, 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 8 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off southern New South Wales, southwest Western Australia, and Tasmania.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Dermomurex goldsteini Tenison Woods, 1876. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 November 2012.

Vokes, E.H. (1985). The genus Dermomurex (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia.
Wilson, B., 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Vol. 2. 1 ed. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA.
Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 214

External links[]

"Dermomurex (Dermomurex) goldsteini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Dermomurex goldsteini Tenison Woods, 1876. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 November 2012.

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