Babelomurex spinosus
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| Shell of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908), measuring 35.7 mm in length, trawled at 60 ft. off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan. | |
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B. spinosus
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| Babelomurex spinosus Hirase, 1908
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Babelomurex spinosus, common name the spiny latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The height of the shell varies between 20 mm and 42 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Northern Australia.
References
- ↑ Babelomurex spinosus Hirase, 1908. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2012.
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 538.
- 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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