Vaughtia dawnbrinkae
| Vaughtia dawnbrinkae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | Vaughtia |
| Species: | V. dawnbrinkae |
| Binomial name | |
| Vaughtia dawnbrinkae Lussi, 2012 | |
Vaughtia dawnbrinkae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
References
- ^ a b Vaughtia dawnbrinkae (Lussi, 2012). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 October 2012.
- 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.