Vokesimurex garciai

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Vokesimurex garciai
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Shell of Vokesimurex garciai (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Vokesimurex
Species:
V. garciai
Binomial name
Vokesimurex garciai
(Petuch, 1987)
Synonyms
  • Haustellum messorius garciaiE.J. Petuch, 1987
  • Murex garciaiPetuch, 1987
  • Vokesimurex woodringi garciai(E.J. Petuch, 1987)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 69 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Morrosquillo at a depth of 35 m.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex garciai (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596510 on 2023-06-21