Babelomurex nakayasui
| Babelomurex nakayasui | |
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| A shell of Babelomurex nakayasui (Shikama, 1970), measuring 22.5 mm in length, trawled at 80 fathoms off Bohol Island in the Philippines | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. nakayasui |
| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex nakayasui (Shikama, 1970) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Latiaxis (Babelomurex) nakayasui Shikama, 1970 (original combination) | |
Babelomurex nakayasui 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 31.6 mm, its diameter 21.3 mm. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.
References
- ↑ Babelomurex nakayasui (Shikama, 1970). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ↑ Shikama, T. (1970). "On some noteworthy marine gastropoda from southwestern Japan (II)" (PDF). Science Reports of the Yokohama National University. Section 2 (Geol.). 16: 22–23. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
External links
- 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 536 .
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.