Dermomurex pacei

Dermomurex pacei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Dermomurex
Species:	D. pacei
Binomial name
	Dermomurex pacei; Petuch, 1988
Synonyms
	Dermomurex (Dermodurex) pacei Petuch, 1988

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.

This marine species occurs off Cuba, the Florida Keys, USA and the Bahamas.

↑ Petuch, E. J. 1988. Neogene history of tropical American mollusks. [vi] + 217, 39 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia.
1 2 Dermomurex pacei Petuch, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 November 2012.

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 214

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