Vokesimurex mindanaoensis

Vokesimurex mindanaoensis, also known as Mindanao murex and Malabar murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Vokesimurex mindanaoensis
A shell of Vokesimurex mindanaoensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Vokesimurex
Species:	V. mindanaoensis
Binomial name
Vokesimurex mindanaoensis (G.B. Sowerby II, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
Haustellum mindanaoensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) † Murex (Haustellum) bantamensis teschi Koperberg, 1931 · Murex mindinaoensis Sowerby II, 1841 (original combination) Murex serratospinosus Dunker, 1883

Description

The size of the shell varies between 56 mm and 114 mm (2.205 inches and 5.669 inches).

It is distinguishable by its high spire with short shoulder spines, its numerous short spines on the broad, rounded varices of the last whorl, and its almost spineless, long siphonal canal.

Life Cycle and Mating Behaviour

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Its life cycle does not include the trochophore stage.

Distribution

This marine species mostly occurs off the Philippines. However, they are also found off Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, and India.