Vokesimurex lividus explained
Vokesimurex lividus 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 varies between 47 mm and 66 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California and Panama.
References
- Carpenter, P. P. 1857. Catalogue of the Collection of Mazatlan Shells in the British Museum: Collected by Frederick Reigen, Described by Philip P. Carpenter. 552 pp.
- 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.
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