Superfamily Muricoidea Rank Species | ||
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Similar Thais malayensis, Purpura bufo, Boreotrophon clathratus, Thais bitubercularis | ||
Vokesimurex kiiensis, common name Kii Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
Shell of Vokesimurex kiiensis can reach a length of 50–100 millimetres (2.0–3.9 in). This species has a conical, multispiral protoconch, short shoulder spines and short, crowded, blunt spines at the base of the siphonal canal.
Distribution
This species is present from Southern Japan to Queensland, Australia, at depth of about 100 m.
References
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