Dermomurex_leali

<i>Dermomurex leali</i>

Dermomurex leali

Species of gastropod

Dermomurex leali is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil.

References

  1. [1]
    Houart, R. 1991. The southeastern Brazilian Muricidae collected by RV Marion-Dufresne in 1897, with the description of three new species. Nautilus 105: 26–37.
  2. [2]
    Dermomurex leali Houart, 1991. 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): 223


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