Vokesimurex rectirostris

Vokesimurex rectirostris
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. rectirostris
Binomial name
Vokesimurex rectirostris
(Sowerby II, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Haustellum rectirostris (Sowerby, 1841)
  • Murex rectirostris Sowerby, 1841 (basionym)

Vokesimurex rectirostris, common name : the erect-spined murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The shell of an adult varies between 33 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

This marine species can be found along Southwest Japan and Vietnam.

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