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.

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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