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Vokesimurex sobrinus

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Vokesimurex sobrinus
Shell of Vokesimurex sobrinus (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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V. sobrinus
Binomial name
Vokesimurex sobrinus
(A. Adams, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Haustellum sobrinus (A. Adams, 1863)
  • Murex sobrinus A. Adams, 1863 (original combination)

Vokesimurex sobrinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 37 mm and 77 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Korea and China.

References

  • Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.