Euthria vokesi

Euthria vokesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]

Euthria vokesi
Shell of Euthria vokesi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Euthria
Species:
E. vokesi
Binomial name
Euthria vokesi
Fraussen & Garcia, 2008[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 31.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References
  1. Fraussen & Garcia (2008). Gloria Maris 47 (3) : 48–52. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. Euthria vokesi Fraussen & Garcia, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Fraussen K.T. & Garcia E.F. 2008. A new and unique Euthria (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from Somalia. Gloria Maris, 47(3): 48-52


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