Dermomurex antecessor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Dermomurex antecessor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Dermomurex |
| Species: | D. antecessor
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex antecessor Vokes, 1975
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.
References
edit- ^ a b Dermomurex antecessor Vokes, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 November 2012.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 223
External links
edit- "Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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