Vokesimurex ruthae
| Vokesimurex ruthae | |
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| Shell of Vokesimurex ruthae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Vokesimurex |
| Species: | V. ruthae
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| Binomial name | |
| Vokesimurex ruthae (Vokes, 1988)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex (Haustellum) ruthae Vokes, 1988 | |
Vokesimurex ruthae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 69.4 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vokesimurex ruthae (Vokes, 1988). 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.
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