Vokesimurex tricoronis

Vokesimurex tricoronis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Vokesimurex tricoronis
Shell of Vokesimurex tricoronis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Vokesimurex
Species:
V. tricoronis
Binomial name
Vokesimurex tricoronis
(Berry, 1960)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex (Murex) tricoronis S. S. Berry, 1960
  • Murex tricoronis S. S. Berry, 1960

Description

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The shell attains a length of 54.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Cedros Island, Mexico.

References

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  1. ^ a b Vokesimurex tricoronis (Berry, 1960). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Berry S.S. (1960). Notices of new eastern Pacific Mollusca.- IV. Leaflets in Malacology. 1(19): 115-122
  • 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.