Dermomurex goldsteini explained

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.

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off southern New South Wales, southwest Western Australia, and Tasmania.

References

• Vokes, E.H. (1985). The genus Dermomurex (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia.
• Wilson, B., 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Vol. 2. 1 ed. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA.
• Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 214