Babelomurex purpuratus
| Babelomurex purpuratus | |
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| Shell of Babelomurex purpuratus (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. purpuratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex purpuratus (Chenu, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Latiaxis purpurata Chenu, 1859 · > superseded combination | |
Babelomurex purpuratus 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 22 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
- ↑ Babelomurex purpuratus (Chenu, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- 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.
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