Vaughtia hayesi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Vaughtia |
Species: | V. hayesi |
Binomial name | |
Vaughtia hayesi (Lorenz, 1995) | |
Synonyms | |
Ocenebra hayesi Lorenz, 1995 |
Vaughtia hayesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.23 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Algoa Bay, South Africa.
References
- ^ Vaughtia hayesi (Lorenz, 1995). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Lussi M. (2012) Description of three new species of Vaughtia from off the Eastern Cape, South Africa with a revision of the genus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae) from Southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 76: 5-13.
- Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Vaughtia hayesi |
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