Babelomurex spinosus
| Babelomurex spinosus | |
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| Shell of Babelomurex spinosus (syntype at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex spinosus (Dall, 1889) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coralliophila deburghiae var. spinosa Dall, 1889 | |
Babelomurex spinosus, common name the spiny latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell is similar to Babelomurex deburghiae, but the spines are thorn-like and slender.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Barbados.
References
- ↑ Babelomurex spinosus (Dall, 1889). 4 June 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Dall, W.H. (1889). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 18: 219. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- 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.