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Taxonomy > Muricidae > Vokesimurex < Previous species - Next species > (within the family) Vokesimurex ruthae (Vokes, 1988) Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 514 [as Murex elenensis] Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 174 [as Murex elenensis] Houart (2014) Living Muricidae of the World - Muricinae - Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. - p. 78 Gurgo Salice & Cáceres Martínez (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 114 Gurgo Salice & Cáceres Martínez (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 114 [as Vokesimures elenensis] Statistics Frequency common - 38 localities (16.58 %) Sediment 14 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment) Size and comments According to the literature up to 93mm in length; beach finds generally remain below 65mm but may reach 80mm in length. Images Length 64.3mm. Taxonomy > Muricidae > Vokesimurex < Previous species - Next species > (within the family)