Vokesimurex purdyae
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| taxon = Vokesimurex purdyae
| authority = (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
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- Haustellum purdyae (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
- Murex purdyae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976
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Vokesimurex purdyae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|405223|Vokesimurex purdyae (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)||25 April 2010}}
Description
The length of the shell varies between 26.5 mm and 61 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Mozambique and South Africa.
References
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- 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.
- Houart, R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
External links
- [https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=image&tid=405223&pic=134967 WoRMS: image]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1976
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