Biology:Vokesimurex elenensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Two shells of Vokesimurex elenensis (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| Species: | V. elenensis
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| Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 1909)
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Vokesimurex elenensis, common name the (Santa) Elena 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 40 mm and 105 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico, to Peru
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 1909). 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 elenensis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_2903.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q7939909 entry
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