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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Muricinae

Vokesimurex hamanni (Myers & Hertz, 1994)


Range: 11.88°N ; 64.63°W
Depth: 18 to 25 m (live 18 to 25 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 101  mm

Synonymy

Bolinus hamanni Myers & Hertz, 1994
Haustellum hamanni (Myers & Hertz, 1994) 

Details


Bolinus hamanni Myers & Hertz, 1994, p. 201-203, figs. 1-2
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Isla La Blanquilla, Lesser Antilles, Venezuela (11.53°N, 64.38°W) [sic, 11°53'N, 64°38'W]
Range: 11.88°N ; 64.63°W
Depth: 18 to 25 m (live 18 to 25 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 101 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Isla la Blanquilla
References: Myers & Hertz (1994) DdLlNSEWM; Rosenberg (herein, 6 Nov 2003) c
Comments: Placed in Vokesimurex rather than Bolinus herein; except for number of varices, shell features agree with the former.
Combining Genera:  Haustellum


Partial List of References

Myers, B. W. and C. M. Hertz. 1994. A new species of Bolinus (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from the Caribbean Sea Veliger 37 201-203. [Stated date: 01 Apr 1994.]

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