Babelomurex spinosus

Babelomurex spinosus
	Shell of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908), measuring 35.7 mm in length, trawled at 60 ft. off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Babelomurex
Species:	B. spinosus
Binomial name
	Babelomurex spinosus; Hirase, 1908
Synonyms
	Babelomurex multispinosus Shikama, 1966; Babelomurex (Babelomurex) spinosus (Hirase, 1908); Coralliophila spinosa Dall, 1925; Latiaxis jeanneae D'Attilio & Myers, 1984; Latiaxis multispinosus Shikama, 1966; Latiaxis pagodus Adams, A., 1852; Latiaxis spinosus Hirase, 1908 (basionym);

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

A very spinose species.
The height of the shell varies between 20 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Northern Australia.

References

^ Babelomurex spinosus Hirase, 1908. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2012.

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 538.

Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Marais A.P. (2010) Coralliophilinae. pp. 272–292, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

External links

"Babelomurex (Babelomurex) spinosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Babelomurex spinosus Hirase, 1908. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2012.

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