Vokesimurex hamanni
Species of gastropod
Vokesimurex hamanni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Vokesimurex |
Species: | V. hamanni |
Binomial name | |
Vokesimurex hamanni (Myers & Hertz, 1994) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Bolinus hamanni Myers & Hertz, 1994 |
Vokesimurex hamanni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 64.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Venezuela.
References
- ^ a b Vokesimurex hamanni (Myers & Hertz, 1994). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
- Houart, R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
External links
- Myers B. B. & Hertz C. M. 1994. A new species of Bolinus (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from the Caribbean Sea. The Veliger, 37(2): 201-203
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