Babelomurex lischkeanus
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| A shell of Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882) and operculum, measuring 38.5 mm in length, trawled at 40 fathoms off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan. | |
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B. lischkeanus
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Babelomurex lischkeanus, otherwise known as the Australian Coral Shell[1] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Description
The sea snail is most commonly seen with a pure white shell, that is somewhat jagged. The shell is approximately 50mm in length at adult size.[3]
Distribution
The seas snail is found along the Eastern coast of Australia, from Tasmania to the Southern parts of Queensland.[4]
References
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- ↑ Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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External links
- Oliverio M. (2008) Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. In: V. Héros, R.H. Cowie & P. Bouchet (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 481-585, at page 537.
- Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Marais A.P. (2010) Coralliophilinae. pp. 272–292, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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