Beautiful little Vokesimurex rubidus personally collected by me from a baited lobster trap in the Dry Tortugas, Florida. This specimen has an attractive warm orange coloration with strong Muricidae sculpture and an elegant elongated siphonal canal.

Specimen Data

Family: Muricidae
Species: Vokesimurex rubidus
Author: (F. C. Baker, 1897)
Location: Dry Tortugas, Florida
Method: Baited lobster trap
Depth: 180–200 ft
Date: November 2025
Collector: Randy Rivera — F/V AVA PILAR
Measurement: 27.2 mm
TSC #: 131

Condition

Nice overall specimen with attractive coloration and sculpture. Some minor imperfections and wear are present, including small areas of roughness to the delicate sculpture/spines, typical of a wild deep-water trap-collected specimen.

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Tortugas Shell Collection

A genuine personally collected Dry Tortugas specimen from Tortugas Shell Collection and the F/V AVA PILAR.