Vokesimurex olssoni
Vokesimurex olssoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Vokesimurex olssoni | |
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| Shell of Vokesimurex olssoni (fossil specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Vokesimurex |
| Species: | V. olssoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Vokesimurex olssoni (Vokes, 1967) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex olssoni Vokes, 1967 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25.7 mm and 62 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.
Fossils of this species were found in Pleistocene strata in Costa Rica.
References
- Vokesimurex olssoni (Vokes, 1967). 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.
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