Dermomurex leali
| Dermomurex leali | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Dermomurex |
| Species: | D. leali
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex leali Houart, 1991 [1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Dermomurex (Trialatella) leali Houart, 1991 | |
Dermomurex leali is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family 'Muricidae', 'the murex snails,' or 'rock snails.'[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 10 mm.
Its functional group is Benthos.[2]
Its feeding type is predatory.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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