Dermomurex kaicherae
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Species: | D. kaicherae
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Dermomurex kaicherae (Petuch, 1987) [1]
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Dermomurex kaicherae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Description[]
The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 23 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea (off Colombia) and the Lesser Antilles (off the Virgin Islands, St. Croix and Tortola)
References[]
- ^ Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas. [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia.
- ^ a b Dermomurex kaicherae (Petuch, 1987). 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) kaicherae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Categories:
- Muricidae
- Gastropods described in 1987
- Muricidae stubs