Vokesimurex micropurdyae
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| Shell of Vokesimurex micropurdyae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Vokesimurex |
| Species: | V. micropurdyae
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| Vokesimurex micropurdyae Houart & Rosado, 2018
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Vokesimurex micropurdyae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 29.9 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Mozambique at a depth of 140–190 m.
References
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- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex micropurdyae Houart & Rosado, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1304501 on 2023-06-25
- Houart R. & Rosado J., 2018. Description of Vokesimurex micropurdyae n. sp. (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) from Mozambique, a probable endemic species with intracapsular larval development. Novapex 19(3): 83-89
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