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Vaughtia dawnbrinkae

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Vaughtia dawnbrinkae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ocenebrinae
Genus: Vaughtia
Species:
V. dawnbrinkae
Binomial name
Vaughtia dawnbrinkae
Lussi, 2012

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b Vaughtia dawnbrinkae (Lussi, 2012). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 October 2012.
  • Lussi M. (2012) Description of three new species of Vaughtia from off the Eastern Cape, South Africa with a revision of the genus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae) from Southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 76: 5-13.