Dermomurex obeliscus

Dermomurex obeliscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Dermomurex
Subgenus: Dermomurex
Species: D. obeliscus
Binomial name
Dermomurex obeliscus
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Dermodurex) obeliscus (A. Adams, 1853)
  • Murex obeliscus A. Adams, 1853 (basionym)

Dermomurex obeliscus 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 15 mm and 33 m.

Distribution

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

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