Dermomurex bakeri

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

Dermomurex bakeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Dermomurex
Subgenus:
Gracilimurex
Species:
D. bakeri
Binomial name
Dermomurex bakeri
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aspella bakeri Hertlein & Strong, 1951
  • Dermomurex (Gracilimurex) bakeri (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
  • Murex bicolor Thiele, 1929

Description

The shell grows to a length of 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico.

References
  1. Dermomurex bakeri (Hertlein & Strong, 1951). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 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): 216


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