Vokesimurex rectirostris

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]

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]
  • Haustellum rectirostris (Sowerby, 1841)
  • Murex rectirostris Sowerby, 1841 (basionym)

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. Vokesimurex rectirostris (Sowerby, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2011.
  • 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
  • "Haustellum (Vokesimurex) rectirostris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011.


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