Dermomurex goldsteini

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.^[1]

Dermomurex goldsteini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Dermomurex
Species:	D. goldsteini
Binomial name
Dermomurex goldsteini Tenison Woods, 1876
Synonyms[1]
Dermomurex (Dermomurex) goldsteini Tenison Woods, 1876 Trophon goldsteini Tenison Woods, 1876

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.