''Vokesimurex'' is a

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sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the

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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 about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ...

, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Vokesimurex'' include: * ''

Vokesimurex aliquantulus ''Vokesimurex'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Vokesimurex'' include: * '' Vokesimurex aliquantulus'' Houart & Héros, 2015 * '' ...

'' Houart & Héros, 2015 * '' Vokesimurex anniae'' (M. Smith, 1940) * '' Vokesimurex bayeri'' Petuch, 2001 * ''

Vokesimurex bellegladeensis ''Vokesimurex bellegladeensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References * Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) Rare ...

'' (E. H. Vokes, 1963) * '' Vokesimurex blakeanus'' (Vokes, 1967) * ''

Vokesimurex bobyini ''Vokesimurex bobyini'' 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 ...

'' (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 ...

'' (Sowerby, 1834) * ''

Vokesimurex danilai ''Vokesimurex danilai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References

Muricidae Gastropods described in 1992 ...

'' (Houart, 1992) * ''

Vokesimurex dentifer ''Vokesimurex dentifer'' 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 ...

'' (Watson, 1883) * ''

Vokesimurex dolichourus ''Vokesimurex dolichourus'' 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 ...

'' (Ponder & Vokes, 1988) * ''

Vokesimurex donmoorei ''Vokesimurex donmoorei'' 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 ...

'' (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 (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The size of the shell varies between ...

'' (Dall, 1909) * ''

Vokesimurex gallinago ''Vokesimurex gallinago'', common name the hen 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 100 mm. ...

'' (Sowerby, 1903) * ''

Vokesimurex garciai ''Vokesimurex'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Vokesimurex'' include: * '' Vokesimurex aliquantulus'' Houart & Héros, 2015 * '' ...

'' (Petuch, 1987) * ''

Vokesimurex hamanni ''Vokesimurex hamanni'' 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 mur ...

'' (Myers & Hertz, 1994) * ''

Vokesimurex hirasei ''Vokesimurex hirasei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. References

Gastropods described in 1915 Vokesimurex {{Muricinae-stub ...

'' (Hirase, 1915) * ''

Vokesimurex kiiensis ''Vokesimurex kiiensis'', common name Kii Murex, 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 mollusk ...

'' (Kira, 1959) * ''

Vokesimurex lividus ''Vokesimurex lividus'' 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 mur ...

'' (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 85 mm. Distribution This marine ...

'' (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. Description The size of the shell varies between 48 mm and 90 ...

'' (Sowerby, 1841) * ''

Vokesimurex mindanaoensis ''Vokesimurex mindanaoensis'', common name the Mindanao murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 5 ...

'' (Sowerby, 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: ''Mur ...

'' (Sowerby, 1895) * ''

Vokesimurex olssoni ''Vokesimurex olssoni'' 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 mur ...

'' (Vokes, 1967) * '' Vokesimurex purdyae'' (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) * '' Vokesimurex rectaspira'' Houart & Héros, 2015 * '' Vokesimurex rectirostris'' (Sowerby, 1841) * ''

Vokesimurex recurvirostrum ''Vokesimurex recurvirostrum'', common name : the bent-beak murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell size varies between 36 mm and 88 ...

'' (Broderip, 1833) * '' Vokesimurex rubidus'' (F. C. Baker, 1897) * '' Vokesimurex ruthae'' (Vokes, 1988) * '' Vokesimurex sallasi'' (Rehder & Abbott, 1951) * '' Vokesimurex samui'' (Petuch, 1987) * '' Vokesimurex sobrinus'' (A. Adams, 1863) * '' Vokesimurex tricoronis'' (Berry, 1960) * '' Vokesimurex tryoni'' (Hidalgo in Tryon, 1880) * '' Vokesimurex woodringi'' (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) * '' Vokesimurex yuhsiuae'' Houart, 2014 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''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'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Like many other genera within the Muricidae, the genus has been redefined several times. Ponder & Vokes (19 ...

'' (Macpherson, 1962)

References

* Houart R. (2014). ''Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus''. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.

External links

* Muricidae {{Muricidae-stub