Vokesimurex mindanaoensis

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

Vokesimurex mindanaoensis
Shell of Vokesimurex mindanaoensis (museum specimen at 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. mindanaoensis
Binomial name
Vokesimurex mindanaoensis
(Sowerby II, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Haustellum mindanaoensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
  • Murex mindinaoensis Sowerby II, 1841 (original combination)
  • Murex serratospinosus Dunker, 1883

Description

The size of the shell varies between 59 mm and 114 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Indonesia.

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References
  1. Vokesimurex mindanaoensis (Sowerby II, 1841). 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.
  • "Vokesimurex mindanaoensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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