Dermomurex alabastrum
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| Dermomurex alabastrum | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Dermomurex alabastrum (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Dermomurex |
| Species: | D. alabastrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dermomurex alabastrum (A. Adams, 1864) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dermomurex alabastrum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]
The length of the adult shell varies between 16.8 mm and 30 mm.[3]