Vokesimurex bobyini explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 61 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Philippines.

References

• Kosuge, S. (1983). Description of a new species of the genus Murex from Philippines (Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo. 1 (9): 135-136, pl. 47.
• 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.