Dermomurex africanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Muricinae |
Genus: | Dermomurex |
Subgenus: | Takia |
Species: | D. africanus |
Binomial name | |
Dermomurex africanus Vokes, 1978 |
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Synonyms[1] | |
Dermomurex (Dermomurex) africanus Vokes, 1978 |
Dermomurex africanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Contents |
The shell grows to a length of 16 mm.
This species is found in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique and South Africa.