Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Dermomurex pauperculus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Rank Species | |
Similar Dermomurex, Vokesimurex messorius, Stramonita rustica, Chicoreus florifer, Poirieria | ||
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.
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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.
References
Dermomurex pauperculus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA