Babelomurex spinosus

Last updated

Babelomurex spinosus
Babelomurex spinosus.jpg
Shell of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908), measuring 35.7 mm in length, trawled at 60 ft. off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species:
B. spinosus
Binomial name
Babelomurex spinosus
Hirase, 1908
Synonyms
  • Babelomurex multispinosusShikama, 1966
  • Babelomurex (Babelomurex) spinosus(Hirase, 1908)
  • Coralliophila spinosa Dall, 1925
  • Latiaxis jeanneaeD'Attilio & Myers, 1984
  • Latiaxis multispinosusShikama, 1966
  • Latiaxis pagodus Adams, A., 1852
  • Latiaxis spinosus Hirase, 1908 (basionym)

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]

Contents

Description

A very spinose species.
The height of the shell varies between 20 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Northern Australia.

Related Research Articles

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

Babelomurex wormaldi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails.

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

Babelomurex couturieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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

Babelomurex glaber is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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

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

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

Babelomurex japonicus, common name the Japanese latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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

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

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

Babelomurex macrocephalus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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

Babelomurex pallox is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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

Babelomurex princeps is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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

Babelomurex tosanus is a species of sea snail, which is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex or rock snails.

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

Babelomurex yumimarumai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

<i>Coralliophila bathus</i> Species of gastropod

Coralliophila bathus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

<i>Coralliophila erosa</i> Species of gastropod

Coralliophila erosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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

Babelomurex gemmatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

<i>Mipus vicdani</i> Species of gastropod

Mipus vicdani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

<i>Hirtomurex winckworthi</i> Species of gastropod

Hirtomurex winckworthi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Babelomurex capensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Babelomurex helenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Hirtomurex filiaregis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Mipus rosaceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

References

  1. 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.