Vokesimurex cabritii


Vokesimurex cabritii, common name Cabrit's murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 39.5 mm and 66 mm.
The short, thick-set spines extend over the siphonal canal.
This is a fine species, of which the adults are a fine uniform pink, or pinkish white, with no dots or other color markings whatever. They may be luxuriantly spinous, or nearly destitute of spines.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.