Babelomurex lischkeanus

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Babelomurex lischkeanus
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A shell of Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882) and operculum, measuring 38.5 mm in length, trawled at 40 fathoms off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species:
B. lischkeanus
Binomial name
Babelomurex lischkeanus
(Dunker, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Latiaxis lischkeanus(Dunker, 1882)
  • Rapana lischkeana Dunker, 1882 (basionym)
  • Tolema australisLaseron, 1955
  • Tolema peregrinaPowell, 1947

Babelomurex lischkeanus, otherwise known as the Australian coral shell [1] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [2]

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Description

The sea snail is most commonly seen with a pure white shell, that is somewhat jagged. The shell is approximately 50 mm (2 in) in length at adult size. [3]

Distribution

The seas snail is found along the Eastern coast of Australia, from Tasmania to the Southern parts of Queensland. [4]

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<i>Babelomurex natalabies</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Babelomurex yumimarumai</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Babelomurex</i> Genus of gastropods

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Babelomurex (Babelomurex) lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882)". www.environment.gov.au. Australian Government: Department of the Environment. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Molluscs of Tasmania". Molluscs of Tasmania. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Babelomures Lischkeanus". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.


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