Babelomurex lischkeanus

Babelomurex lischkeanus, otherwise known as the Australian coral shell[1] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Babelomurex lischkeanus
A shell of Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882) and operculum, measuring 38.5 mm in length, trawled at 40 fathoms off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan.
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. lischkeanus
Binomial name
Babelomurex lischkeanus
(Dunker, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Latiaxis lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882)
  • Rapana lischkeana Dunker, 1882 (basionym)
  • Tolema australis Laseron, 1955
  • Tolema peregrina Powell, 1947

Description

The sea snail is most commonly seen with a pure white shell, that is somewhat jagged. The shell is approximately 50mm in length at adult size.[3]

Distribution

The seas snail is found along the Eastern coast of Australia, from Tasmania to the Southern parts of Queensland.[4]

References
  1. "Species Babelomurex (Babelomurex) lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882)". www.environment.gov.au. Australian Government: Department of the Environment. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  3. "Molluscs of Tasmania". Molluscs of Tasmania. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. "Babelomures Lischkeanus". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  • 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 537.
  • Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Marais A.P. (2010) Coralliophilinae. pp. 272–292, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.


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