Vokesimurex rectirostris
| Vokesimurex rectirostris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Vokesimurex |
| Species: | V. rectirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Vokesimurex rectirostris (Sowerby II, 1841) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vokesimurex rectirostris, common name : the erect-spined murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell of an adult varies between 33 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This marine species can be found along Southwest Japan and Vietnam.
References
- 1 2 Vokesimurex rectirostris (Sowerby, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2011.
External links
- Ponder W.F. & Vokes E.H. (1988) A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and Recent species of Murex s.s. and Haustellum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). Records of the Australian Museum suppl.8: 1-160
- Gastropods.com : Haustellum (Vokesimurex) rectirostris; accessed : 18 April 2011
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