Vaughtia jucunda

Vaughtia jucunda
Drawing of a shell of Vaughtia jucunda (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Vaughtia
Species:
V. jucunda
Binomial name
Vaughtia jucunda
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]

Trophon jucundus Thiele, 1925

Vaughtia jucunda 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 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

References

  1. ^ a b Vaughtia jucunda (Thiele, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46
  • 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


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