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Vokesimurex purdyae

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Species of gastropod

Vokesimurex purdyae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Vokesimurex
Species: V. purdyae
Binomial name
Vokesimurex purdyae
(Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Haustellum purdyae (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
  • Murex purdyae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 26.5 mm and 61 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mozambique and South Africa.

References

  1. ^ Vokesimurex purdyae (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976). 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.
  • Houart, R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.

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