Biology:Vokesimurex chrysostoma
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Vokesimurex chrysostoma | |
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Two shells of Vokesimurex chrysostoma (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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Species: | V. chrysostoma
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Vokesimurex chrysostoma (Sowerby II, 1834)
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Murex bellus Reeve, 1845 |
Vokesimurex chrysostoma, common name the gold-mouthed murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the southern part of the Caribbean Sea to Brasil.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vokesimurex chrysostoma (Sowerby, 1834). 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 chrysostoma" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_1888.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q10832938 entry