Babelomurex colettae

Babelomurex colettae
Shell of Babelomurex colettae (paratype at the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species:
B. colettae
Binomial name
Babelomurex colettae
Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022

Babelomurex colettae 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 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

References

  • Garrigues, B., Lamy, D. & Zuccon, D. (2022). The Coralliophilinae from the Antilles and French Guiana with the description of six new species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 37: 4-53.