Species of gastropod
| Vokesimurex sallasi
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| Shell of Vokesimurex sallasi (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Gastropoda
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| Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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| Order:
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Neogastropoda
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| Family:
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Muricidae
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| Subfamily:
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Muricinae
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| Genus:
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Vokesimurex
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| Species:
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V. sallasi
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| Binomial name
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Vokesimurex sallasi
(Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
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| Synonyms[1]
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- Haustellum bellegladeensis (E. H. Vokes, 1963)
- Murex anniae bellegladeensis Vokes, 1963 (original combination)
- † Murex bellegladeensis E. H. Vokes, 1963
- Murex bellegladensis [sic] (misspelling)
- Murex sallasi Rehder & Abbott, 1951
- Murex (Murex) recurvirostris sallasi Rehder & Abbott, 1951
- Vokesimurex anniae bellegladeensis (Vokes, 1963)
- Vokesimurex morrisoni Petuch & Sargent, 2011
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Vokesimurex sallasi 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 38.7 mm and 58 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the South China Sea.
