Vokesimurex sobrinus

Vokesimurex sobrinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Vokesimurex sobrinus
Shell of Vokesimurex sobrinus (museum specimen 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. sobrinus
Binomial name
Vokesimurex sobrinus
(A. Adams, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Haustellum sobrinus (A. Adams, 1863)
  • Murex sobrinus A. Adams, 1863 (original combination)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 37 mm and 77 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Korea and China.

References
  1. Vokesimurex sobrinus (A. Adams, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
  • "Vokesimurex sobrinus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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