Babelomurex tosanus
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| Shell of Babelomurex tosanus (Hirase, 1908), measuring 36.8 mm in length, dregded at 50 fathoms off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan. | |
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Babelomurex tosanus is a species of sea snail, which is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex or rock snails.[1]
Description
Its color is white or pale brown. It has spines in two configurations. In the first type, each spine on the shoulder is wide and expands vertically. In the other, each spine on the shoulder is thin, long and expands diagonally. It resembles Babelomurex nakayasui, but its body whorl is weak and each spine on the body whorl expands in an irregular direction.[2]
Distribution
It is found in Hawaii,[3] South Africa[4] and the southwest Pacific.[5]
References
- ↑ Babelomurex tosanus (Hirase, 1908) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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- ↑ Severns 2011.
- ↑ Kilburn, Marais & Marais 2010.
- ↑ Oliverio 2008.
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