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Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall 1909)

Vokesimurex elenensis

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Vokesimurex elenensis, common name the (Santa) Elena murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 105 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico, to Peru

References

  • Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.

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Vokesimurex elenensis: Brief Summary

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Vokesimurex elenensis, common name the (Santa) Elena murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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