Babelomurex wormaldi

Species of gastropod

Babelomurex wormaldi

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Family:  | Muricidae
Genus:  | Babelomurex
Species:  |

B. wormaldi

Binomial name
Babelomurex wormaldi

(Powell, 1971)

Synonyms[1]

* Latiaxis fenestratus Kosuge, 1980
* Latiaxis wormaldi Powell, 1971 (basionym)

Babelomurex wormaldi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails.[1]

Babelomurex wormaldi, apertural view

## Description[edit]

The shell size varies between 19 mm and 30 mm

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## Distribution[edit]

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and New Zealand.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2010). Babelomurex wormaldi (Powell, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550021 on 2011-03-08

* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
* 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 page(s): 544
* "Babelomurex (Echinolatiaxis) wormaldi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 March 2011.

Media related to Babelomurex wormaldi at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q4837769
* EoL: 18729472
* GBIF: 4605453
* IRMNG: 10052141
* NZOR: 2bcae6db-01c6-4644-a2f8-4c50f025ba32
* SeaLifeBase: 138630
* WoRMS: 550021

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