Vokesimurex malabaricus

Vokesimurex malabaricus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Vokesimurex malabaricus
Shell of Vokesimurex malabaricus (museum specimen Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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. malabaricus
Binomial name
Vokesimurex malabaricus
(E. A. Smith, 1894)
Synonyms[1]
  • Haustellum malabaricum (E. A. Smith, 1894)
  • Murex malabaricus E. A. Smith, 1894
    Murex tunghaiensis Shikama & Oishi in Shikama, 1977 (basionym)
  • Murex tunghaiensis Shikama & Oishi in Shikama, 1977

Description

The shell of an adult specimen grows to a length of 85 mm.

Distribution

This marine species can be found in the Persian Gulf and in the Pacific Ocean along Indonesia.

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References
  1. Vokesimurex malabaricus (E. A. Smith, 1894). 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) malabaricus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011.


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