Long-spine Murex Shell, Vokesimurex tricoronis

Long-spine Murex Shell, Vokesimurex tricoronis. Size: 8.3 cm (2.5 inches) x 6.4 cm (2.5 inches). Shell collected from coastal waters within Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur, March 2020. Collection and photograph courtesy of Barry Mastro, Escondido, California. Identification courtesy of Colin Campbell, DVM, Punta Chivato.

Long-spine Murex Shell, Vokesimurex tricoronis.  In egg mass. Collection from coastal waters within Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur, March 2020. Collection and photograph courtesy of Barry Mastro, Escondido, California. Identification courtesy of Colin Campbell, DVM, Punta Chivato. Barry reports that he has encounters with several shells wrapped up in what appears to be “marine styrofoam.” The package is large and perhaps a half a cubic foot in volume with no individual organisms visible. Once the package is opened these shells are within completely intact and unbroken without the live snail.

S.S. Berry, 1960

Family:  Muricidae

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