Babelomurex benoiti

Species of gastropod

Babelomurex benoiti

Shell of Babelomurex benoiti (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Family:  | Muricidae
Genus:  | Babelomurex
Species:  |

B. benoiti

Binomial name
Babelomurex benoiti

(Tiberi, 1855)

Synonyms[1][2]

* Latiaxis amaliae (Kobelt, 1907)
* Latiaxis benoiti (Tiberi, 1855)
* Murex benoiti Tiberi, 1855
* Pseudomurex amaliae Kobelt, 1907

Babelomurex benoiti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][3]

## Description

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Its shell is white-yellowish with many small ridges. The shell is normally 20mm – 45mm in length, the mean being around 38mm.[3][4]

## Distribution

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The species occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coasts of Sardinia, Greece and Turkey.[1][2][3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
2. ^ a b Gofas, S. (2010). Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2012) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234156
3. ^ a b c "Babelomurex benoiti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
4. ^ Babelomurex benoiti Image at NMR Pics

* Tiberi, N., 1855 Descrizione di alcuni nuovi testaceivivrnti nel Mediterraneo, p. 16 pp

## External links

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* Encyclopedia of Life – Babelomurex benoiti
* GBIF – Babelomurex benoiti

Taxon identifiers

Babelomurex benoiti|

* Wikidata: Q4837722
* EoL: 15677821
* GBIF: 4363394
* IRMNG: 11405920
* OBIS: 234156
* Open Tree of Life: 2908829
* SeaLifeBase: 139973
* WoRMS: 234156

Murex benoiti|

* Wikidata: Q55183254
* CoL: 6RQKN
* GBIF: 7509699
* WoRMS: 749361

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