Vokesimurex elenensis
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| Two shells of Vokesimurex elenensis (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | V. elenensis
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| Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 1909)
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Vokesimurex elenensis, common name the (Santa) Elena murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description[]
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 105 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico, to Peru
References[]
- ^ a b Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
External links[]
- "Vokesimurex elenensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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