Vokesimurex ruthae

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| synonyms = Murex (Haustellum) ruthae Vokes, 1988

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Vokesimurex ruthae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|405228|Vokesimurex ruthae (Vokes, 1988)||25 April 2010}}

Description

The length of the shell attains 69.4 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California.

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.

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Category:Gastropods described in 1988

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