Dermomurex scalaroides

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

Dermomurex scalaroides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. scalaroides
Binomial name
Dermomurex scalaroides
(Blainville, 1829)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Dermomurex) scalaroides (Blainville, 1829)
  • Murex distinctus Cristofori & Jan 1832
  • Murex leucoderma Scacchi, 1836
  • Murex scalariformis Locard, 1886
  • Murex scalarinus Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
  • Murex scalaroides Blainville, 1829
  • Ocenebra (Takia) distinctus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocenebra (Takia) distinctus elatus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocenebra (Takia) distinctus elongatus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocenebra (Takia) minutissimus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocenebra (Takia) obesus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocenebra (Takia) siculus Settepassi, 1970

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and the Canary Islands.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dermomurex scalaroides (Blainville, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 November 2012.
  • Settepassi F. (1970). Atlante Malacologico. Molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo, volume I. 296 pp. Museo di Zoologia, Roma
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • 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) scalaroides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.