Biology:Vokesimurex gallinago

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Vokesimurex gallinago
Vokesimurex gallinago gallinago 01.JPG
Five views of a shell of Vokesimurex gallinago gallinago (Sowerby, 1903)
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V. gallinago
Binomial name
Vokesimurex gallinago
(Sowerby, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
  • Haustellum gallinago (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
  • Haustellum gallinago fernandesi Houart, 1990 (original combination)
  • Murex gallinago G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 (original combination)
  • Murex rectirostris senkakuensis Shikama, 1973
  • Murex senkakuensis Shikama, 1973
  • Siratus gallinago (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
  • Vokesimurex gallinago fernandesi (Houart, 1990) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Vokesimurex gallinago gallinago (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) · accepted, alternate representation

Vokesimurex gallinago, common name the hen 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 100 mm.

Distribution

This Indo-Pacific marine species occurs from Mozambique to Southeast Asia and Japan .

References

  • Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7939910 entry