Vokesimurex cabritii

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Vokesimurex cabritii
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Shell of Vokesimurex cabritii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Vokesimurex
Species:
V. cabritii
Binomial name
Vokesimurex cabritii
(Bernardi, 1859)
Synonyms [1]
  • Haustellum cabritii(Bernardi, 1859)
  • Murex cabritiiBernardi, 1859

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. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 39.5 mm and 66 mm.

The short, thick-set spines extend over the siphonal canal. [2]

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. [3]

Distribution

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

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