Vokesimurex rubidus
Vokesimurex rubidus, common name : the rose 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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Three shells of Vokesimurex rubidus (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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Vokesimurex rubidus (F. C. Baker, 1897) | |
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Description
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, off Florida and in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, the Bahamas and Brasil.
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References
- Vokesimurex rubidus (F. C. Baker, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texasµ* Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
- Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
External links
- "Vokesimurex rubidus rubidus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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