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Vokesimurex garciai

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Species of gastropod

Vokesimurex garciai
Shell of Vokesimurex garciai (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Vokesimurex
Species: V. garciai
Binomial name
Vokesimurex garciai
(Petuch, 1987)
Synonyms
  • Haustellum messorius garciai E.J. Petuch, 1987
  • Murex garciai Petuch, 1987
  • Vokesimurex woodringi garciai (E.J. Petuch, 1987)

Vokesimurex garciai 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 attains 69 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2023)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Morrosquillo at a depth of 35 m.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex garciai (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596510 on 2023-06-21
  • Petuch E.J. (1987). New Caribbean molluscan faunas. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Coastal Education and Research Foundation. 154 pp., 29 pls; addendum 2 pp., 1 pl
  • 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

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Taxon identifiers
Vokesimurex garciai


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