Babelomurex benoiti
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B. benoiti
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Latiaxis benoiti (Tiberi, 1855) |
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Babelomurex benoiti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][3]
Description
Its shell is white-yellowish with many small ridges. The shell is normally 20mm — 45mm in length, the mean being around 38mm.[3][4]
Distribution
Distribution ranges from the Greek islands to south-east Spain and north-west Africa, encompassing the Mediterranean Sea and the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gofas, S. (2010). Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2012) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234156
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods — Babelomurex benoiti
- ↑ Babelomurex benoiti Image at NMR Pics
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