Dermomurex leali

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Dermomurex leali
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Dermomurex
Species:
D. leali
Binomial name
Dermomurex leali
Houart, 1991 [1]
Synonyms

Dermomurex (Trialatella) lealiHouart, 1991

Dermomurex leali is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family 'Muricidae', 'the murex snails,' or 'rock snails.' [2]

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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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Dermomurex leali Houart, 1991 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 November 2012.


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