Vokesimurex rubidus
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Gastropoda
- Order: Neogastropoda
- Family: Muricidae
- Genus: Vokesimurex
- Species: Vokesimurex rubidus (Baker, 1897)
- Common Name: Rose murex
Geological Range
Early Pliocene to Middle Pleistocene; Recent.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Jamaica to southern Florida.
Remarks
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.
Original Description (from Baker, 1897, p. 377):
"The present species is one which is seldom named correctly; it is most frequently called recurvirostris and retirostris. The shell is quite stout, almost destitute of spines, with two strong and a single faint intervarical rib, and is devoid of any color markings, likes dots or lines. The few spines are thick and curved. Dr. W. H. Dall has characterized a variety rubidum, from Cedar Keys, Florida, the shell being of a deep pink color. The species is found from Cedar Keys, Florida, to Aspinwall, Panama."
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Stratigraphic Occurrences
- Middle Pleistocene
- Bermont Formation (S. FL)
- Early Pleistocene
- Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
- Late Pliocene
- Tamiami Formation (S. FL)
- Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
- Early Pliocene
- Bowden Formation (Jamaica)
