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 <small>(Martin, 1895)</small> (synonyms: Murex (Haustellum) bantamensis <small>(Martin, 1895)</small>; Murex (Haustellum) bantamensis var. oostinghi <small>Wissema, 1947</small>; Murex bantamensis <small>Martin, 1895</small>)
• † Vokesimurex multiplicatus darraghi <small>(Ludbrook, 1978)</small>
• Vokesimurex multiplicatus multiplicatus <small>(G.B. Sowerby III, 1895)</small>: common name: multiplicate snipe's bill, (synonym: † Murex embryoliratus <small>P.J. Fischer, 1927</small>; Murex eximius <small>Brazier, 1877</small> <small>(invalid: junior homonym of Murex eximius Bellardi, 1872)</small> )

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30&nbsp;mm and 80&nbsp;mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs mainly off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia), but has also been found off Papua New Guinea, the Moluccas and Java.

References

• Brazier, J. 1877. List of marine shells, with descriptions of the new species collected during the 'Chevert' Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(3): 169–181
• Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and recent species of Murex s.s. and Haustellum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). Records of the Australian Museum 8: 1–160
• Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp

External links

• Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1895. Descriptions of nine new species of shells. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1(5): 214–217
• Ponder W.F. & Vokes E.H. (1988) A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and Recent species of Murex s.s. and Haustellum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). Records of the Australian Museum suppl.8: 1–160
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