Vokesimurex sallasi
Shell of Vokesimurex sallasi (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Vokesimurex
Species:
V. sallasi
Binomial name
Vokesimurex sallasi
(Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
Synonyms[1]
  • Haustellum bellegladeensis (E. H. Vokes, 1963)
  • Murex anniae bellegladeensis Vokes, 1963 (original combination)
  • † Murex bellegladeensis E. H. Vokes, 1963
  • Murex bellegladensis [sic] (misspelling)
  • Murex sallasi Rehder & Abbott, 1951
  • Murex (Murex) recurvirostris sallasi Rehder & Abbott, 1951
  • Vokesimurex anniae bellegladeensis (Vokes, 1963)
  • Vokesimurex morrisoni Petuch & Sargent, 2011

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 38.7 mm and 58 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the South China Sea.

References

  • Rehder H.A. & Abbott R.T. (1951). Some new and interesting mollusks from the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Revista de la Sociedad Malacologica "Carlos de la Torre". 8(2): 53-66, pls 8-9. page(s): 58, pl. 9 figs 7-8
  • Vokes, E.H. (1963). Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part I - Murex sensu stricto. Tulane Studies in Geology. 1(3): 95-123
  • Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) Rare and unusual shells of the Florida Keys and adjacent areas. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. 158 pp.


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