Murex recurvirostris rubidus

Rose Murex

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by: Dranga & Wentworth; ThaanumDranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →Wentworth →
Collector number: 6279
Date: March 24, 1946
Locality: Florida; Miami Beach; 4 miles off
Region: Florida
Record type: Preservedspecimen

2 Bishop specimens of Murex recurvirostris rubidus · collected 1940–1946Species page ›

Vokesimurex rubidus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 46 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-27.

2026-08-27

Matanzas, Matanzas, CU

(c) Meg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-25

Straits of Florida, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) plawrynpx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11

Boca Raton, FL, USA

(c) Josiah Londerée, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-23

North Atlantic Ocean, Bonita Springs, FL, US

(c) chriscrippen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-29

Boca Raton, FL, US

(c) mrogerson2024, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-02

Big Marco Island, Marco Island, FL, US

(c) downs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Murex recurvirostris rubidus. BPBM 234934. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37626307. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/234934.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37626307 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026