(of)Sowerby, G. B. II. (1841). Descriptions of some new species of <i>Murex</i>, principally from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1840: 137-147., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571576 page(s): 138 [details]
(of)Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991 page(s): 1; pl. 197 fig. 111, and unpaginated index; note: spelled rectirostrum[details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex rectirostris (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841). Accessed through: Xu, K., An, J., Ding, L., Dong, D., Gao, Y., Huang, Y., Jiang, W., Lei, Y., Li, K., Li, X., Li, Y., Liang, X., Lin, G., Lin, M., Liu, H., Liu, J., Liu, W., Liu, X., Lu, D., Ma, Z., Ren, X., Sha, Z., Sun, J., Sun, S., Sun, Z., Tian, L., Wang, D., Wang, J., Wu, X., Xia, B., Xiao, N., Yin, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, X., Zhao, E., Zheng, X., Zhou, H., Zhou, J. & Zhou, K. (2025) Chinese Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/charms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405224 on 2026-08-06
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original description(of)Sowerby, G. B. II. (1841). Descriptions of some new species of <i>Murex</i>, principally from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1840: 137-147., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571576 page(s): 138 [details]
original description(of)Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991 page(s): 1; pl. 197 fig. 111, and unpaginated index; note: spelled rectirostrum[details]
basis of recordMerle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.[details]
redescriptionHouart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality