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

Vokesimurex ruthae
Shell of Vokesimurex ruthae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Vokesimurex
Species:
V. ruthae
Binomial name
Vokesimurex ruthae
(Vokes, 1988)
Synonyms[1]

Murex (Haustellum) ruthae Vokes, 1988

Description

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The length of the shell attains 69.4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California.

References

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  1. ^ a b Vokesimurex ruthae (Vokes, 1988). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • 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.