Dermomurex_obeliscus

<i>Dermomurex obeliscus</i>

Dermomurex obeliscus

Species of gastropod

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

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 33 m.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Costa Rica.

References

  1. [1]
    Dermomurex obeliscus (A. Adams, 1853). 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
  • "Dermomurex (Dermomurex) obeliscus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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