Dermomurex Leali
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''Dermomurex leali'' is a species of
sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.


Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 10 mm.


Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil.


References

* Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) ''Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae''. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 223 Gastropods described in 1991 Dermomurex {{Aspellinae-stub