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
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
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

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The shell grows to a length of 18 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 216