Artificial Reef Field Guide: Pteropurpura vokesae
| Common Name | Wrinkle-wing Murex |
| Code(s) | PTVO |
| Id Number | 685 |
| Taxa | Invertebrate |
| Mobility | Mobile |
| Colonial / Solitary | Solitary |
| Typical Substrate Type | Hard |
Species Description
Height is approximately 45-60 mm, making it typically smaller than P. trialata (PTTR). P. vokesae is distinguished by scaly spiral ridges and has an axial ridge between varices.
Species Habitat
Carnivorous, feeds on other gastropods, sometimes by drilling a hole in its shell.
Species Range
Santa Rosa Island, California to San Bartolome Bay, Baja California, Mexico.