Biology:Vokesimurex recurvirostrum
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Two shells of Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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Species: | V. recurvirostrum
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Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (Broderip, 1833)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2010.
External links
- "Haustellum (Vokesimurex) recurvirostris recurvirostris" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_2902.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3168521 entry