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Vokesimurex multiplicatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Scientific name
  
Vokesimurex multiplicatus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Vokesimurex, Haustellum, Chicoreus, Muricidae, Murex

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

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There are two subspecies:

  • Vokesimurex multiplicatus bantamensis (Martin, 1895) (synonyms: Murex (Haustellum) bantamensis (Martin, 1895); Murex (Haustellum) bantamensis var. oostinghi Wissema, 1947; Murex bantamensis Martin, 1895)
  • Vokesimurex multiplicatus multiplicatus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1895): common name: multiplicate snipe's bill, (synonym: † Murex embryoliratus P.J. Fischer, 1927 )

    • Description

    The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.

    Distribution

    This marine species occurs mainly off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia), but has also been found off Papua New Guinea, the Moluccas and Java.

    References

    Vokesimurex multiplicatus Wikipedia
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