Biology:Vokesimurex recurvirostrum

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Vokesimurex recurvirostrum
Two shells of Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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. recurvirostrum
Binomial name
Vokesimurex recurvirostrum
(Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex recurvirostris Broderip, 1833
  • Murex recurvirostrus Broderip, 1833 (basionym)
  • Haustellum (Vokesimurex) recurvirostris recurvirostris Broderip, W.J., 1833

Vokesimurex recurvirostrum, common name : the bent-beak 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 size varies between 36 mm and 88 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea off Mexico and Ecuador.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2010.


Wikidata ☰ Q3168521 entry





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