Dermomurex indentatus

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Dermomurex indentatus
Scientific classification
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Muricoidea
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D. indentatus
Binomial name
Dermomurex indentatus
(Carpenter, 1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aspella (Dermomurex) perplexa Keen, 1958
  • Muricidea erinaceoides var. indentatus Carpenter, 1857 (basionym)

Dermomurex indentatus 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 25 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b Dermomurex indentatus (Carpenter, 1857). 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

External links[]

  • "Dermomurex (Dermomurex) indentatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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