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Vokesimurex Petuch, 1994

Vokesimurex messorius
Vokesimurex messorius

395175  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:395175)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Muricoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Muricidae (Family)
  9. Muricinae (Subfamily)
  10. Vokesimurex (Genus)
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  1. Species Vokesimurex adelosus (E. H. Vokes, 1989) †
  2. Species Vokesimurex aliquantulus Houart & Héros, 2015
  3. Species Vokesimurex anniae (M. Smith, 1940)
  4. Species Vokesimurex bayeri Petuch, 2001
  5. Species Vokesimurex bermontianus Petuch, 1994 †
  6. Species Vokesimurex blakeanus (E. H. Vokes, 1967)
  7. Species Vokesimurex bobyini (Kosuge, 1983)
  8. Species Vokesimurex bonneti (Cossmann, 1903) †
  9. Species Vokesimurex cabritii (Bernardi, 1859)
  10. Species Vokesimurex chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
  11. Species Vokesimurex coulsoni (Ladd, 1977) †
  12. Species Vokesimurex danilai (Houart, 1992)
  13. Species Vokesimurex dentifer (R. B. Watson, 1883)
  14. Species Vokesimurex diegelae Petuch, 1994 †
  15. Species Vokesimurex dolichourus (Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988)
  16. Species Vokesimurex donmoorei (H. R. Bullis, 1964)
  17. Species Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 1909)
  18. Species Vokesimurex gallinago (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
  19. Species Vokesimurex garciai (Petuch, 1987)
  20. Species Vokesimurex gilli (Maury, 1910) †
  21. Species Vokesimurex hamanni (B. W. Myers & C. M. Hertz, 1994)
  22. Species Vokesimurex hirasei (Dautzenberg, 1915)
  23. Species Vokesimurex jadeni Thach, 2024
  24. Species Vokesimurex kiiensis (Kira, 1959)
  25. Species Vokesimurex lividus (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
  26. Species Vokesimurex malabaricus (E. A. Smith, 1894)
  27. Species Vokesimurex messorius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
  28. Species Vokesimurex micropurdyae Houart & Rosado, 2018
  29. Species Vokesimurex mimiwilsoni (E. H. Vokes, 1990) †
  30. Species Vokesimurex mindanaoensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
  31. Species Vokesimurex multiplicatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)
  32. Species Vokesimurex nasogoensis (Ladd, 1977) †
  33. Species Vokesimurex nasongoensis (Ladd, 1977) †
  34. Species Vokesimurex olssoni (E. H. Vokes, 1967)
  35. Species Vokesimurex pahayokee Petuch, 1994 †
  36. Species Vokesimurex parkrynieensis S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2021
  37. Species Vokesimurex pennae (Maury, 1925) †
  38. Species Vokesimurex polynematicus (A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1911) †
  39. Species Vokesimurex purdyae (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
  40. Species Vokesimurex rectaspira Houart & Héros, 2015
  41. Species Vokesimurex rectirostris (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
  42. Species Vokesimurex recurvirostris (Broderip, 1833)
  43. Species Vokesimurex rubidus (F. C. Baker, 1897)
  44. Species Vokesimurex ruthae (E. H. Vokes, 1988)
  45. Species Vokesimurex sallasi (Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
  46. Species Vokesimurex samui (Petuch, 1987)
  47. Species Vokesimurex saplisi (MacNeil, 1961) †
  48. Species Vokesimurex sobrinus (A. Adams, 1863)
  49. Species Vokesimurex tricoronis (S. S. Berry, 1960)
  50. Species Vokesimurex tryoni (Hidalgo, 1880)
  51. Species Vokesimurex violetae (Petuch, 1991) †
  52. Species Vokesimurex wanneri (K. Martin, 1916) †
  53. Species Vokesimurex woodringi (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945)
  54. Species Vokesimurex yuhsiuae Houart, 2014
  55. Species Vokesimurex bazarutensis S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2021 accepted as Vokesimurex purdyae (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  56. Species Vokesimurex bellegladeensis (E. H. Vokes, 1963) accepted as Vokesimurex sallasi (Rehder & Abbott, 1951) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  57. Species Vokesimurex bellus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Vokesimurex chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
  58. Species Vokesimurex coriolis (Houart, 1990) accepted as Vokesimurex dentifer coriolis (Houart, 1990)
  59. Species Vokesimurex domingensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) † accepted as Siratus domingensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  60. Species Vokesimurex lindajoycae (Petuch, 1987) accepted as Vokesimurex anniae (M. Smith, 1940)
  61. Species Vokesimurex morrisoni Petuch & Sargent, 2011 accepted as Vokesimurex bellegladeensis (E. H. Vokes, 1963) accepted as Vokesimurex sallasi (Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
  62. Species Vokesimurex sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987) accepted as Vokesimurex tryoni (Hidalgo, 1880) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  63. Species Vokesimurex sutilis (C. A. White, 1887) † accepted as Vokesimurex messorius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  64. Species Vokesimurex tweedianus (Macpherson, 1962) accepted as Haustellum tweedianum (Macpherson, 1962)
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Petuch, E. J. (1994). <i>Atlas of Florida Fossil Shells</i>. Evanston, Illinois: Chicago Spectrum Press. 394 pp., 20 figs., 100 pls.
page(s): 273 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist, Emily Hoskins Vokes (1930-****).  
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist, Emily Hoskins Vokes (1930-****). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex Petuch, 1994. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395175 on 2025-09-11
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2009-05-21 14:45:59Z
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Houart, Roland
2009-06-23 13:02:48Z
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Houart, Roland
2010-09-16 02:51:15Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2018-10-15 01:20:05Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Petuch, E. J. (1994). <i>Atlas of Florida Fossil Shells</i>. Evanston, Illinois: Chicago Spectrum Press. 394 pp., 20 figs., 100 pls.
page(s): 273 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

taxonomy source Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 66 [details] 

taxonomy source Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details] 

additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 68, pl. S179 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

redescription Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details] 
 
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Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist, Emily Hoskins Vokes (1930-****). [details]
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