Vokesimurex nasongoensis

† Murex (Murex) nasongoensis Ladd, 1977 Vokesimurex nasongoensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

[1] The length of the shell attains 39.1 mm, its diameter 30.7 mm (Original description) The globose shell is medium in size.

The aperture is broadly ovate with a shallow notch posteriorly and a narrow siphonal canal anteriorly that is not completely roofed over.

The varices and ribs are overridden by alternating spiral cords and threads.

[2] Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata off Fiji.