Dermomurex scalaroides

Dermomurex scalaroides
Scientific classification
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
	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;

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

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

^ ^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

External links

"Dermomurex (Dermomurex) scalaroides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Dermomurex scalaroides (Blainville, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 November 2012.

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