Vokesimurex dolichourus
Shell of Vokesimurex dolichourus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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. dolichourus
Binomial name
Vokesimurex dolichourus
(Ponder & Vokes, 1988)
Synonyms[1]

Haustellum dolichourus Ponder & Vokes, 1988

Vokesimurex dolichourus 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 varies between 49 mm and 74 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-west Pacific, from Oman and Madagascar to Vanuatu; also off Australia (Queensland).

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