Vokesimurex recurvirostrum
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| Two shells of Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | V. recurvirostrum
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| Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (Broderip, 1833)
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Vokesimurex recurvirostrum, common name : the bent-beak 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 size varies between 36 mm and 88 mm
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Distribution[]
This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea off Mexico and Ecuador.
References[]
- ^ a b Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2010.
External links[]
- "Haustellum (Vokesimurex) recurvirostris recurvirostris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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