Vokesimurex rectirostris
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | V. rectirostris
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| Vokesimurex rectirostris (Sowerby II, 1841)
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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.
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Distribution[]
This marine species can be found along Southwest Japan and Vietnam.
References[]
- ^ a b 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
- "Haustellum (Vokesimurex) rectirostris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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