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Vokesimurex gallinago (G. B. Sowerby Iii 1903)

Vokesimurex gallinago

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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.

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Vokesimurex gallinago: Brief Summary

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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.

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