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(F. C. Baker, 1897)

Vokesimurex rubidus

Rose Murex

Phylum:

Mollusca

Taxonomy

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

Neogastropoda

Family:

Muricidae

ANSP 188794

Shell Information

Length (mm): 38

Chirality:

Dextral

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

North Carolina to Brazil

Depth (m):

0 to 105 meters

Diet:

Carnivore

Habitat:

Works Cited

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex rubidus (F. C. Baker, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405227 on 2021-06-23
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.

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