Vokesimurex dolichourus
Description
Vokesimurex dolichourus (Ponder & Vokes, 1988)
Haustellum dolichourus Ponder & Vokes, 1988: 105, figs 50 L-N, 68 H, 79 A, 88 F.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Fiji. MUSORSTOM 10: stn CP 1349, 17°31’S, 178°39’E, 244-252 m, 1 dd juv; stn CP 1387, 18°19’S, 178°05’E, 229-370 m, 1 lv juv; stn CP 1390, 18°19’S, 178°05’E, 234-361 m, 1 dd juv.
DISTRIBUTION. — Indo-West Pacific: from Madagascar to Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Australia (Queensland) and now Fiji (new record), shells in 244-252 m, live in 229-370 m; Pleistocene of Vanuatu (Ponder & Vokes 1988: 106).
REMARKS. — Vokesimurex dolichourus resembles V. kiiensis (Kira, 1959) (see below), but the protoconch of V. dolichourus is broader with a broader first whorl and fewer (2-2.5 vs. 3-3.5) more rounded whorls. The shell is heavier with a comparatively smaller aperture, higher spire and broader varices.
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- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFF8F61A6E17D211FFD4FFA1FFFFE305 (URL)
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- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/03C18E626E13D215FF26FB13FC2FE56F (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Muricidae
- Genus
- Vokesimurex
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Scientific name authorship
- Ponder & Vokes
- Species
- dolichourus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Vokesimurex dolichourus (Ponder, 1988) sec. Houart & Héros, 2008