Dermomurex pauperculus

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Dermomurex pauperculus, common name the little aspella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Dermomurex pauperculus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. pauperculus
Binomial name
Dermomurex pauperculus
(Adams, 1850) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Aspella paupercula (Adams, 1850)
  • Dermomurex pauperculus (Adams, 1850)
  • Murex pauperculus Adams, 1850
  • Triton cantraini Recluz, 1853

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology 4: 56–68
  2. ^ a b Dermomurex pauperculus (C. B. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 November 2012.
  • Récluz, C., 1853. Description de coquilles nouvelles (Genres Turbo, Triton et Mitra). Journal de Conchyliologie 4: 245-249
  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. - Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8-23
  • 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
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  • "Dermomurex (Dermomurex) pauperculus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • MNHN, Paris: syntype