Babelomurex hirasei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Babelomurex hirasei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. hirasei
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| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex hirasei Shikama, 1964
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| Synonyms | |
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Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei (Shikama, T., 1964) | |
Description
editThe height of the shell varies between 18 mm and 50 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ Babelomurex hirasei Shikama, 1964. 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. page(s): 520
External links
edit- "Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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