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Dermomurex goldsteini

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Scientific name
  
Dermomurex goldsteini

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Chicoreus denudatus, Dermomurex, Pterynotus, Haustellum, Chicoreus

Dermomurex goldsteini, common name Goldstein's trophon, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off southern New South Wales and southwest West Australia; off Tasmania

References

Dermomurex goldsteini Wikipedia