''Babelomurex'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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Muricidae
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, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Babelomurex'' include:
* ''
Babelomurex armatus''
Sowerby III, 1912
* ''
Babelomurex atlantidis''
Oliverio & Gofas, 2006
* ''
Babelomurex benoiti''
(Tiberi, 1855)
* ''
Babelomurex bernardi''
(K. Nicolay, 1984)
* ''
Babelomurex blowi''
(Ladd, 1976)
* ''
Babelomurex capensis''
( Tomlin, 1928)
* ''
Babelomurex cariniferoides''
(Shikama, T., 1966)
* ''
Babelomurex cariniferus''
( Sowerby, 1834)
* ''
Babelomurex centimanus''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Babelomurex cookae''
Kosuge, 1988
* ''
Babelomurex couturieri
''Babelomurex couturieri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell varies between and .
Distribution
This marine sp ...
''
( Jousseaume, 1898)
* ''
Babelomurex cristatus''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex dalli''
(Emerson & D'Attilio 1963)
* ''
Babelomurex deburghiae''
( Reeve, 1857)
* ''
Babelomurex depressispiratus''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Babelomurex deroyorum''
D'Attilio & Myers, 1984
* ''
Babelomurex diadema''
( A. Adams, 1854)
* ''
Babelomurex echinatus''
(Azuma, M., 1970)
* ''
Babelomurex fax''
(F. M. Bayer, 1971)
* ''
Babelomurex finchii''
(Fulton, H.C., 1930)
* ''
Babelomurex fruticosus''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex gemmatus''
(Shikama, 1966)
* ''
Babelomurex glaber''
Kosuge, 1998
* ''
Babelomurex habui''
(Azuma, 1971)
* ''
Babelomurex helenae''
(Azuma, 1973)
* ''
Babelomurex hindsi''
(Carpenter
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, 1857)
* ''
Babelomurex hirasei''
Shikama, 1964
* ''
Babelomurex indicus''
(Smith, 1899)
* ''
Babelomurex japonicus''
( Dunker, R.W., 1882)
* ''
Babelomurex juliae''
(Clench
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& Aguayo, 1939)
* ''
Babelomurex kawamurai''
(Kira, 1959): forms a complex
* ''
Babelomurex kawanishii''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex kinoshitai''
(Fulton, 1930)
* ''
Babelomurex kuroharai''
(Habe, 1970)
* ''
Babelomurex laevicostatus''
(Kosuge, 1981)
* ''
Babelomurex latipinnatus''
(Azuma, 1961)
* ''
Babelomurex lischkeanus''
( Dunker, R.W., 1882)
* ''
Babelomurex longispinosus''
(Suzuki, 1972)
* ''
Babelomurex macrocephalus''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Babelomurex mansfieldi''
(McGinty, 1940)
* ''
Babelomurex marumai''
Habe & Kosuge, 1970
* ''
Babelomurex mediopacificus''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex meimiaoae''
S.-I Huang & Y.-F. Huang, 2019
* ''
Babelomurex memimarumai''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Babelomurex microspinosus''
Kosuge, 1988
* ''
Babelomurex miyokoae''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Babelomurex nagahorii''
(Kosuge, 1980)
* ''
Babelomurex nakamigawai''
(Kuroda, 1959)
* ''
Babelomurex nakayasui''
(Shikama, 1970)
* ''
Babelomurex natalabies''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Babelomurex neocaledonicus''
Kosuge & Oliverio, 2001
* ''
Babelomurex oldroydi''
(I. S. Oldroyd, 1929)
* ''
Babelomurex pallox''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Babelomurex pervernicosus''
(Suzuki, 1972)
* ''
Babelomurex princeps''
(Melvill, 1912)
* ''
Babelomurex problematicus''
(Kosuge, 1980)
* ''
Babelomurex purpuraterminus''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex purpuratus''
( Chenu, 1859)
* ''
Babelomurex purus''
(Kosuge, 1985)
* ''
Babelomurex ricinuloides''
( Schepman, 1911)
* ''
Babelomurex sentix''
(Bayer, 1971)
* ''
Babelomurex shingomarumai''
(Kosuge, 1981)
* ''
Babelomurex spinaerosae''
(Shikama, 1970)
* ''
Babelomurex spinosus''
Hirase, 1908
* ''
Babelomurex squalidus''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Babelomurex stenospinus''
(Kuroda, 1961)
* ''
Babelomurex takahashii''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex tectumsinensis''
( Deshayes, 1856)
* ''
Babelomurex tosanus''
( Hirase, 1908)
* ''
Babelomurex tuberosus''
(Kosuge, 1980)
*''
Babelomurex tumidus''
(Kosuge, 1980)
* ''
Babelomurex virginiae''
Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004
* ''
Babelomurex wormaldi''
(Powell, 1971)
* ''
Babelomurex yamatoensis''
Kosuge, 1986
* ''
Babelomurex yumimarumai''
Kosuge, 1985
; Species brought into synonymy:
*''Babelomurex asper''
( A. Adams, 1855): synonym of ''
Coralliophila aspera''
( A. Adams, 1855)
*''Babelomurex fearnleyi''
(Emerson, W.K. & A. d' Attilio, 1965): synonym of ''
Coralliophila fearnleyi
''Coralliophila fearnleyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of shell varies between 33 mm and 67 mm.
Distribution
This marine spe ...
''
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
*''Babelomurex fusiformis''
(Martens
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, 1902): synonym of ''
Mipus fusiformis''
(Martens
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, 1902)
*''Babelomurex gili''
Kosuge, 1990: synonym of ''Babelomurex tectumsinensis''
( Deshayes, 1856)
*''Babelomurex multispinosus''
Shikama, 1966: synonym of ''Babelomurex spinosus''
( Hirase, 1908)
*''Babelomurex multispinosa''
Shikama 1966:
synonym of ''Babelomurex spinosus''
( Hirase, 1908)
References
* Coen G. (1922). ''Del genere Pseudomurex (Monterosato, 1872)''. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. 61: 68–71, pl. 2.
* Kosuge S. (1979) ''Descriptions of two new subgenus and seven new species of the genus Latiaxis (Gastropoda, Mollusca).'' Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(1): 3-8, pls 2-3.
0 May 1979page(s): 3
* 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): 519
External links
Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 17(4): 157-189Dall W.H. (1924). Notes on molluscan nomenclature. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 37: 87-90
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Gastropod genera
Muricidae