Babelomurex wormaldi

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Babelomurex wormaldi
Latiaxis wormaldi 001.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species:
B. wormaldi
Binomial name
Babelomurex wormaldi
(Powell, 1971)
Synonyms [1]
  • Latiaxis fenestratusKosuge, 1980
  • Latiaxis wormaldiPowell, 1971 (basionym)

Babelomurex wormaldi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails. [1]

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Babelomurex wormaldi, apertural view Latiaxis wormaldi 002.jpg
Babelomurex wormaldi, apertural view

Description

The shell size varies between 19 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and New Zealand.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2010). Babelomurex wormaldi (Powell, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550021 on 2011-03-08

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