''Vokesimurex'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Vokesimurex'' include:
* ''
Vokesimurex aliquantulus''
Houart & Héros, 2015
* ''
Vokesimurex anniae
''Vokesimurex anniae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
A fossil species from the Calabrian Pleistocene Bermont Formation of southern Florida.
The lengt ...
''
(M. Smith, 1940)
* ''
Vokesimurex bayeri''
Petuch, 2001
* ''
Vokesimurex bazarutensis''
S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2021
* ''
Vokesimurex blakeanus''
(Vokes, 1967)
* ''
Vokesimurex bobyini
''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 Philippi ...
''
(Kosuge, 1983)
* ''
Vokesimurex cabritii''
(Bernardi, 1859)
* ''
Vokesimurex chrysostoma
''Vokesimurex chrysostoma'', common name the gold-mouthed murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 80& ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
* † ''
Vokesimurex coulsoni''
(Ladd, 1977)
* ''
Vokesimurex danilai''
(Houart, 1992)
* ''
Vokesimurex dentifer
''Vokesimurex dentifer'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
;Subspecies:
* ''Vokesimurex dentifer coriolis'' (Houart, 1990) (occurs off the Loyalty Islands and New Cal ...
''
(Watson, 1883)
* ''
Vokesimurex dolichourus''
(Ponder & Vokes, 1988)
* ''
Vokesimurex donmoorei''
(Bullis, 1964)
* ''
Vokesimurex elenensis
''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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 105& ...
''
(Dall, 1909)
* ''
Vokesimurex gallinago
''Vokesimurex gallinago'', common name the hen murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
;Subspecies:
* ''Vokesimurex gallinago fernandesi'' (Houart, ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1903)
* ''
Vokesimurex garciai
''Vokesimurex garciai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex garciai (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register o ...
''
(Petuch, 1987)
* ''
Vokesimurex hamanni
''Vokesimurex hamanni'' 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 64.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off ''Venezue ...
''
(Myers & Hertz, 1994)
* ''
Vokesimurex hirasei
''Vokesimurex hirasei'' 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 50 mm and 126 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occu ...
''
(Dautzenberg, 1915)
* ''
Vokesimurex kiiensis
''Vokesimurex kiiensis'', common name Kii murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Shell of ''Vokesimurex kiiensis'' can reach a length of . This species ...
''
(Kira, 1959)
* ''
Vokesimurex lividus
''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 oc ...
''
(Carpenter, 1857)
* ''
Vokesimurex malabaricus
''Vokesimurex malabaricus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell of an adult specimen grows to a length of 106.1 mm.
(Original description) T ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1894)
* ''
Vokesimurex messorius
''Vokesimurex messorius'', common name the Mesorius murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
;Subspecies:
* ''Murex messorius gustaviensis'' Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 196 ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1841)
* ''
Vokesimurex micropurdyae
''Vokesimurex micropurdyae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex micropurdyae Houart & Rosado, 2018. Accessed through: ...
''
Houart & Rosado, 2018
* ''
Vokesimurex mindanaoensis
''Vokesimurex mindanaoensis'', also known as Mindanao murex and Malabar murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 56&n ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1841)
* ''
Vokesimurex multiplicatus
''Vokesimurex multiplicatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
There are two subspecies:
* † ''Vokesimurex multiplicatus bantamensis'' (Martin, 1895) (synonyms: '' ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1895)
* † ''
Vokesimurex nasongoensis''
(Ladd, 1977)
* ''
Vokesimurex olssoni''
(Vokes, 1967)
* ''
Vokesimurex parkrynieensis''
S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2021
* ''
Vokesimurex purdyae''
(Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
* ''
Vokesimurex rectaspira''
Houart & Héros, 2015
* ''
Vokesimurex rectirostris''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1841)
* ''
Vokesimurex recurvirostris''
(Broderip, 1833)
* ''
Vokesimurex rubidus
''Vokesimurex rubidus'', common name : the rose murex, 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 28 mm and 68 mm. ...
''
(F. C. Baker, 1897)
* ''
Vokesimurex ruthae''
(Vokes, 1988)
* ''
Vokesimurex sallasi''
(Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
* ''
Vokesimurex samui
''Vokesimurex samui'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mure ...
''
(Petuch, 1987)
* ''
Vokesimurex sobrinus''
(A. Adams, 1863)
* ''
Vokesimurex tricoronis''
(Berry, 1960)
* ''
Vokesimurex tryoni''
(Hidalgo in Tryon, 1880)
* † ''
Vokesimurex wanneri''
(K. Martin, 1916)
* ''
Vokesimurex woodringi''
(Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945)
* ''
Vokesimurex yuhsiuae''
Houart, 2014
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Vokesimurex bellegladeensis'' (E. H. Vokes, 1963):
synonym of ''
Vokesimurex sallasi'' (
Rehder & Abbott, 1951) (junior subjective synonym)
* ''Vokesimurex bellus'' (Reeve, 1845): synonym of ''Vokesimurex chrysostoma'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
* ''Vokesimurex coriolis'' (Houart, 1990): synonym of ''Vokesimurex dentifer coriolis'' (Houart, 1990) represented as ''Vokesimurex dentifer'' (Watson, 1883)
* ''Vokesimurex lindajoycae'' (Petuch, 1987): synonym of ''Vokesimurex anniae'' (M. Smith, 1940)
* ''Vokesimurex morrisoni'' Petuch & Sargent, 2011: synonym of ''Vokesimurex bellegladeensis'' (E. H. Vokes, 1963)
* ''Vokesimurex tweedianus'' (Macpherson, 1962): synonym of ''
Haustellum tweedianum
''Haustellum tweedianum'', the Tweed murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. They have sexual reproduction.
Description
Medium shell, creamy white to brown, sometim ...
'' (Macpherson, 1962)
References
* Houart R. (2014). ''Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus''. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
Muricinae
Gastropod genera
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