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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Muricinae

Vokesimurex blakeanus (E. H. Vokes, 1967)


Range: 12°N to 11.45°N; 72°W to 62.18°W
Depth: 60 to 300 m (live 60 to 40 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 43  mm

Synonymy

Murex tryoni auct. non Hidalgo, 1880
Murex blakeanus E. H. Vokes, 1967
Haustellum blakeanus (E. H. Vokes, 1967) 

Details


Murex (Murex) blakeanus E. H. Vokes, 1967, p. 88, pl. 4, figs. 1a-1b
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Blake sta. 254, off Grenada
Range: 12°N to 11.45°N; 72°W to 62.18°W
Depth: 60 to 300 m (live 60 to 40 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 43 mm
Distribution: Colombia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada
References: E. H. Vokes (1967) DNSEWM; Petuch (1994) c; Sunderland, Sunderland & Riccio (2003) dLl
Combining Genera:  Haustellum

Murex tryoni auct. non Hidalgo, 1880, 
[Not available]
References: E. H. Vokes (1967) s
Comments: Misidentification by Clench & Pérez Farfante (1945).


Partial List of References

Vokes, E. H. 1967. Observations on Murex messorius and Murex tryoni, with the descriptions of two new species of Murex Tulane Studies in Geology 5 81-90, 4 pls. [Stated date: 31 Jul 1967.]

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