Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Vokesimurex messorius | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Vokesimurex, Haustellum, Dermomurex, Favartia, Vokesimurex rubidus | ||
Vokesimurex messorius, common name the Mesorius murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 48 mm and 90 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras to Suriname and St Lucia.
References
Vokesimurex messorius Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA