Babelomurex scalariformis
| Babelomurex scalariformis | |
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| Shell of Babelomurex scalariformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. scalariformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex scalariformis (Lamarck, 1822) | |
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Babelomurex scalariformis, common name the staircase coralsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
(Original description) The shell is ovate, scalariform, umbilicate, and white. The whorls are decussated, angulate-carinate above, and flat on their upper surface. The spire is exserted. The aperture is rounded, and the inner margin of the outer lip is grooved. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea off Martinique and Guadeloupe.
References
- ↑ Babelomurex scalariformis Babelomurex scalariformis (Lamarck, 1822). 4 June 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Lamarck, J.-B. M. de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris: privately published. p. 241. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- 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.