Biology:Dermomurex pacei

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Dermomurex pacei
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D. pacei
Binomial name
Dermomurex pacei
Petuch, 1988 [1]
Synonyms[2]

Dermomurex (Dermodurex) pacei Petuch, 1988

Dermomurex pacei 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 15 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cuba, the Florida Keys, USA and the Bahamas.

References

  1. Petuch, E. J. 1988. Neogene history of tropical American mollusks. [vi] + 217, 39 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dermomurex pacei Petuch, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 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.
  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q3173349 entry