Vokesimurex olssoni

Vokesimurex olssoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Vokesimurex olssoni
Shell of Vokesimurex olssoni (fossil specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Vokesimurex
Species:	V. olssoni
Binomial name
Vokesimurex olssoni (Vokes, 1967)
Synonyms[1]
Murex olssoni Vokes, 1967

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25.7 mm and 62 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

Fossils of this species were found in Pleistocene strata in Costa Rica.