Babelomurex spinosus, common name the spiny latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| 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 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. spinosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex spinosus Hirase, 1908
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Description edit
The height of the shell varies between 20 mm and 42 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Northern Australia.
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- "Babelomurex (Babelomurex) spinosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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