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

Dermomurex antecessor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. antecessor
Binomial name
Dermomurex antecessor
Vokes, 1975
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor Vokes, 1975
  • Dermomurex (Trialatella) cuna Petuch, 1990

Description edit

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Dermomurex antecessor Vokes, 1975. 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): 223

External links edit

  • "Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.