Babelomurex hirasei

Babelomurex hirasei
Apertural view of a shell of Babelomurex hirasei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Babelomurex
Species:	B. hirasei
Binomial name
Babelomurex hirasei Shikama, 1964
Synonyms
Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei(Shikama, T., 1964)

Babelomurex hirasei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^[1]

Description

The height of the shell varies between 18 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

References

1. 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

• "Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.