Babelomurex cariniferoides
| Babelomurex cariniferoides | |
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| Shell of Babelomurex cariniferoides(specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdamà | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. cariniferoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex cariniferoides (Shikama, T., 1966) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Latiaxis (Babelomurex) cariniferoides Shikama, 1966 superseded combination | |
Babelomurex cariniferoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 31 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.
References
- ↑ Babelomurex cariniferoides (Shikama, T., 1966). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Shikama, T. (1966). On some new Latiaxis and Coralliophila in Japan. Venus. 25(1): 21–26.
- Oliverio, M. (2008). Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 481-585.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
- Kosuge S. & Suzuki M. (1985). Illustrated catalogue of Latiaxis and its related groups, Family Coralliophilidae. Institute of Malacology of Tokyo, Special Publication. 1: v + 83 pp., 50 pls.
- Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.