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

Dermomurex antonius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. antonius
Binomial name
Dermomurex antonius
Vokes, 1974
Synonyms[1]

Dermomurex (Viator) antonius Vokes, 1974

Description

edit

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

edit

This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.

References

edit
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 227