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Dermomurex obeliscus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Scientific name
  
Dermomurex obeliscus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Dermomurex, Favartia, Muricidae

Dermomurex obeliscus 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 15 mm and 33 m.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Costa Rica.

References

Dermomurex obeliscus Wikipedia