Vokesimurex recurvirostrum

Vokesimurex recurvirostrum, common name : the bent-beak murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Vokesimurex recurvirostrum
Two shells of Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Vokesimurex
Species:
V. recurvirostrum
Binomial name
Vokesimurex recurvirostrum
(Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex recurvirostris Broderip, 1833
  • Murex recurvirostrus Broderip, 1833 (basionym)
  • Haustellum (Vokesimurex) recurvirostris recurvirostris Broderip, W.J., 1833

Description

The shell size varies between 36 mm and 88 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea off Mexico and Ecuador.

References
  1. Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2010.
  • "Haustellum (Vokesimurex) recurvirostris recurvirostris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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