Dermomurex pauperculus

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Dermomurex pauperculus
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D. pauperculus
Binomial name
Dermomurex pauperculus
(Adams, 1850) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Aspella paupercula(Adams, 1850)
  • Dermomurex pauperculus(Adams, 1850)
  • Murex pauperculus Adams, 1850
  • Triton cantrainiRecluz, 1853

Dermomurex pauperculus, common name the little aspella, 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 12 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.

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References

  1. Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology 4: 56–68
  2. 1 2 Dermomurex pauperculus (C. B. Adams, 1850) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 November 2012.