Babelomurex hirasei

Babelomurex hirasei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Babelomurex hirasei
Apertural view of a shell of Babelomurex hirasei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Coralliophilinae
Genus:
Babelomurex
Species:
B. hirasei
Binomial name
Babelomurex hirasei
Shikama, 1964
Synonyms

Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei (Shikama, T., 1964)

Description

The height of the shell varies between 18 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

References
  1. Babelomurex hirasei Shikama, 1964. 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. page(s): 520
  • "Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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