Babelomurex spinosus

Species of gastropod

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
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

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A very spinose species.

The height of the shell varies between 20 mm and 42 mm.

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## Distribution

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

## References

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1. ^ 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

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

Taxon identifiers

Babelomurex spinosus|

* Wikidata: Q4837760
* AFD: Babelomurex_spinosus
* BOLD: 649534
* EoL: 4824665
* GBIF: 4605454
* IRMNG: 10537985
* NCBI: 644093
* Open Tree of Life: 1074970
* SeaLifeBase: 138507
* WoRMS: 410869

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