Species of gastropod
Babelomurex spinosus
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Shell of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908), measuring 35.7 mm in length, trawled at 60 ft. off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Order:
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Neogastropoda
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Family:
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Muricidae
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Genus:
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Babelomurex
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Species:
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B. spinosus
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Binomial name
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Babelomurex spinosus
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Synonyms
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- Babelomurex multispinosus Shikama, 1966
- Babelomurex (Babelomurex) spinosus (Hirase, 1908)
- Coralliophila spinosa Dall, 1925
- Latiaxis jeanneae D'Attilio & Myers, 1984
- Latiaxis multispinosus Shikama, 1966
- Latiaxis pagodus Adams, A., 1852
- Latiaxis spinosus Hirase, 1908 (basionym)
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Babelomurex spinosus, common name the spiny latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The height of the shell varies between 20 mm and 42 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Northern Australia.
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 538.
- 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.