''Babelomurex'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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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, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Babelomurex'' include:
* ''
Babelomurex armatus
''Babelomurex armatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan and Philippines.
References
External links
http://www.gastropod ...
''
Sowerby III
George Brettingham Sowerby III (16 September 1843 – 31 January 1921) was a British conchologist, publisher, and illustrator.
He, too, worked (like his father George Brettingham Sowerby II and his grandfather George Brettingham Sowerby I) on the ...
, 1912
* ''
Babelomurex atlantidis
''Babelomurex atlantidis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as m ...
''
Oliverio & Gofas, 2006
* ''
Babelomurex benoiti
''Babelomurex benoiti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Its shell is white-yellowish with many small ridges. The shell is normally 20mm – 45mm in leng ...
''
(Tiberi, 1855)
* ''
Babelomurex bernardi
''Babelomurex bernardi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Babelomurex bernardi'' (K. Nicolay, 1984). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
(K. Nicolay, 1984)
* ''
Babelomurex blowi
''Babelomurex blowi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex ...
''
(Ladd, 1976)
* ''
Babelomurex capensis''
( Tomlin, 1928)
* ''
Babelomurex cariniferoides
''Babelomurex cariniferoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affini ...
''
(Shikama, T., 1966)
* ''
Babelomurex cariniferus
''Babelomurex cariniferus'', common name Babel's latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Distribution
''Babelomurex cariniferus'' is present from the Mediterranea ...
''
( Sowerby, 1834)
* ''
Babelomurex centimanus
''Babelomurex centimanus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ( ...
''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Babelomurex cookae
''Babelomurex cookae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex ...
''
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
''Babelomurex cristatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mu ...
''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex dalli
''Babelomurex dalli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex ...
''
(Emerson & D'Attilio 1963)
* ''
Babelomurex deburghiae
''Babelomurex deburghiae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as m ...
''
(Reeve
Reeve may refer to:
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*High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...
, 1857)
* ''
Babelomurex depressispiratus
''Babelomurex depressispiratus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Distribution
The holotype of this marine species was found off New Caledonia
)
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''
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
''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.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50& ...
''
( Dunker, R.W., 1882)
* ''
Babelomurex juliae''
( Clench & Aguayo, 1939)
* ''
Babelomurex kawamurai''
(Kira, 1959): forms a complex
* ''
Babelomurex kawanishii''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex kinoshitai
''Babelomurex kinoshitai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ( ...
''
(Fulton, 1930)
* ''
Babelomurex kuroharai''
(Habe, 1970)
* ''
Babelomurex laevicostatus''
(Kosuge, 1981)
* ''
Babelomurex latipinnatus''
(Azuma, 1961)
* ''
Babelomurex lischkeanus
''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.
Description
The sea snail is most commonly seen with a pu ...
''
( 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
''Babelomurex'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Babelomurex'' include:
* ''Babelomurex armatus'' Sowerby III, 1912
* ''Babelomure ...
''
S.-I Huang & Y.-F. Huang, 2019
* ''
Babelomurex memimarumai''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Babelomurex microspinosus''
Kosuge, 1988
* ''
Babelomurex miyokoae''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Babelomurex nagahorii
''Babelomurex nagahorii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. It is found on Balicasag Island in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), ...
''
(Kosuge, 1980)
* ''
Babelomurex nakamigawai''
(Kuroda, 1959)
* ''
Babelomurex nakayasui
''Babelomurex nakayasui'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mu ...
''
(Shikama, 1970)
* ''
Babelomurex natalabies''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Babelomurex neocaledonicus''
Kosuge & Oliverio, 2001
* ''
Babelomurex oldroydi
''Babelomurex oldroydi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...
''
(I. S. Oldroyd, 1929)
* ''
Babelomurex pallox''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Babelomurex pervernicosus''
(Suzuki, 1972)
* ''
Babelomurex princeps''
(Melvill, 1912)
* ''
Babelomurex problematicus''
(Kosuge, 1980)
* ''
Babelomurex purpuraterminus
''Babelomurex purpuraterminus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known ...
''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex purpuratus''
( Chenu, 1859)
* ''
Babelomurex purus''
(Kosuge, 1985)
* ''
Babelomurex ricinuloides''
( Schepman, 1911)
* ''
Babelomurex sentix
''Babelomurex sentix'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
References
Babelomurex, sentix
Gastropods described ...
''
(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 (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of shell varies between 33 mm and 67 mm.
Distributi ...
''
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
*''Babelomurex fusiformis''
(Martens
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on t ...
, 1902): synonym of ''
Mipus fusiformis
''Mipus fusiformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex s ...
''
(Martens
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on t ...
, 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