Dermomurex olssoni

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Dermomurex olssoni
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D. olssoni
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Dermomurex olssoni
Vokes, 1989 [1]
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Dermomurex (Dermodurex) olssoniVokes, 1989

Dermomurex olssoni 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 20 mm and 24 mm. It is described as a fossil.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras and the Dominican Republic; and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.

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References

  1. Vokes, E. H. 1989. Neogene Paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic. 8. The family Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletins of American Paleontology 97: 5–94, 130–153
  2. 1 2 Dermomurex olssoni Vokes, 1989 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 November 2012.