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Dermomurex elizabethae

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Dermomurex elizabethae
Apertural view of a shell of Dermomurex elizabethae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. elizabethae
Binomial name
Dermomurex elizabethae
(McGinty, 1940)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aspella elizabethae McGinty, 1940 (basionym)
  • Dermomurex (Gracilimurex) elizabethae (McGinty, 1940)

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

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles, and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bermudas.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dermomurex elizabethae (McGinty, 1940). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 November 2012.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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  • "Dermomurex (Gracilimurex) elizabethae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.