Dermomurex colombi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Dermomurex colombi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. colombi
Binomial name
Dermomurex colombi
Houart, 2006[1]
Synonyms

Dermomurex (Dermomurex) colombi Houart, 2006

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Martinique and the Lesser Antilles.

References

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  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.