Vokesimurex sobrinus
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| Shell of Vokesimurex sobrinus (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | V. sobrinus
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| Vokesimurex sobrinus (A. Adams, 1863)
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Vokesimurex sobrinus 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 37 mm and 77 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off Japan, Korea and China.
References[]
- ^ a b Vokesimurex sobrinus (A. Adams, 1863). 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 sobrinus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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