Dermomurex olssoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
| Dermomurex olssoni | |
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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. olssoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex olssoni Vokes, 1989 [1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dermomurex (Dermodurex) olssoni Vokes, 1989 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 24 mm. It is described as a fossil.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras and the Dominican Republic; and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.
References
edit- ^ Vokes, E. H. 1989. Neogene Paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic. 8. The family Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletins of American Paleontology 97: 5–94, 130–153
- ^ a b Dermomurex olssoni Vokes, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 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): 214
External links
edit- "Dermomurex (Dermomurex) olssoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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