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]
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Shell of Vokesimurex mindanaoensis (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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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
- 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.
External links
- "Vokesimurex mindanaoensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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