Dermomurex trondleorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
| Dermomurex trondleorum | |
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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. trondleorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex trondleorum Houart, 1990 [1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dermomurex (Trialatella) trondleorum Houart, 1990 | |
Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 17 mm. It is found in bottom sediments and feeds on prey.[3]
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off French Polynesia and the Tuamotus.
References
edit- ^ Houart, R. (2001). Ingensia gen. nov. and eleven new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. pp. 243–269 in Bouchet, P. & Marshall, B.A. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos. Mus. Natn. Hist. nat. (185) 22
- ^ a b Dermomurex trondleorum Houart, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Molluscabase - Dermomurex trondleorum Houart, 1990". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- Houart, R., 1990. Description of two new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from french Polynesia. Apex 5(1-2): 7-12
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 223
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