''Babelomurex'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Babelomurex'' include:
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Babelomurex armatus
''Babelomurex armatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan and Philippines.
References
External links
http://www.gastropod ...
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Sowerby III
George Brettingham Sowerby III (London, 16 September 1843 – 31 January 1921) was a British conchologist, publisher, and illustrator.
He was the eldest son of G. B. Sowerby II. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, he began his career as a conc ...
, 1912
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Babelomurex atlantidis
''Babelomurex atlantidis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ...
''
Oliverio & Gofas, 2006
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Babelomurex benoiti
''Babelomurex benoiti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Its shell is white-yellowish with many small ridges. The shell is normally 20mm – 45mm in leng ...
''
(Tiberi, 1855)
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Babelomurex bernardi
''Babelomurex bernardi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Babelomurex bernardi'' (K. Nicolay, 1984). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
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(K. Nicolay, 1984)
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Babelomurex blowi
''Babelomurex blowi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mur ...
''
(Ladd, 1976)
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Babelomurex capensis''
( Tomlin, 1928)
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Babelomurex cariniferoides''
(Shikama, T., 1966)
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Babelomurex cariniferus
''Babelomurex cariniferus'', common name Babel's latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Distribution
''Babelomurex cariniferus'' is present fro ...
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( Sowerby, 1834)
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Babelomurex centimanus''
Kosuge, 1985
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Babelomurex cookae
''Babelomurex cookae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mu ...
''
Kosuge, 1988
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Babelomurex couturieri
''Babelomurex couturieri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell varies between and .
Distribution
This marine species occurs off V ...
''
( Jousseaume, 1898)
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Babelomurex cristatus
''Babelomurex cristatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ...
''
(Kosuge, 1979)
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Babelomurex dalli
''Babelomurex dalli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mure ...
''
(Emerson & D'Attilio 1963)
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Babelomurex deburghiae
''Babelomurex deburghiae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ...
''
( Reeve, 1857)
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Babelomurex depressispiratus
''Babelomurex depressispiratus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Distribution
The holotype of this marine species was found off New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ...
''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Babelomurex deroyorum''
D'Attilio & Myers, 1984
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Babelomurex diadema''
(A. Adams
Arthur Adams (1820 in Gosport, Hampshire – 1878) was an England, English physician and natural history, naturalist.
Adams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS Samarang (1822), HMS ''Samarang'' during the survey of the islands of ...
, 1854)
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Babelomurex echinatus''
(Azuma, M., 1970)
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Babelomurex fax''
(F. M. Bayer, 1971)
* ''
Babelomurex finchii''
(Fulton, H.C., 1930)
* ''
Babelomurex fruticosus''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex gemmatus''
(Shikama, 1966)
* ''
Babelomurex glaber''
Kosuge, 1998
* ''
Babelomurex habui''
(Azuma, 1971)
* ''
Babelomurex helenae''
(Azuma, 1973)
* ''
Babelomurex hindsi''
(Carpenter
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, 1857)
* ''
Babelomurex hirasei''
Shikama, 1964
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Babelomurex indicus''
(Smith, 1899)
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Babelomurex japonicus
''Babelomurex japonicus'', common name the Japanese latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50& ...
''
( Dunker, R.W., 1882)
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Babelomurex juliae
''Babelomurex juliae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk, in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. It occurs in the Atlantic Ocean.
References
Babelomurex, juliae
Mol ...
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( Clench & Aguayo, 1939)
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Babelomurex kawamurai''
(Kira, 1959): forms a complex
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Babelomurex kawanishii''
(Kosuge, 1979)
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Babelomurex kinoshitai''
(Fulton, 1930)
* ''
Babelomurex kuroharai''
(Habe, 1970)
* ''
Babelomurex laevicostatus''
(Kosuge, 1981)
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Babelomurex latipinnatus''
(Azuma, 1961)
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Babelomurex lischkeanus
''Babelomurex lischkeanus'', otherwise known as the Australian coral shell is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The sea snail is most commonly seen with a pu ...
''
( Dunker, R.W., 1882)
* ''
Babelomurex longispinosus''
(Suzuki, 1972)
* ''
Babelomurex macrocephalus''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Babelomurex mansfieldi''
(McGinty, 1940)
* ''
Babelomurex marumai''
Habe & Kosuge, 1970
* ''
Babelomurex mediopacificus''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex meimiaoae''
S.-I Huang & Y.-F. Huang, 2019
* ''
Babelomurex memimarumai''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Babelomurex microspinosus''
Kosuge, 1988
* ''
Babelomurex miyokoae''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Babelomurex nagahorii''
(Kosuge, 1980)
* ''
Babelomurex nakamigawai''
(Kuroda, 1959)
* ''
Babelomurex nakayasui''
(Shikama, 1970)
* ''
Babelomurex natalabies''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Babelomurex neocaledonicus''
Kosuge & Oliverio, 2001
* ''
Babelomurex oldroydi''
(I. S. Oldroyd, 1929)
* ''
Babelomurex pacei''
(Petuch, 1987)
* ''
Babelomurex pallox''
Oliverio, 2008
* ''
Babelomurex pervernicosus''
(Suzuki, 1972)
* ''
Babelomurex princeps''
(Melvill, 1912)
* ''
Babelomurex problematicus''
(Kosuge, 1980)
* ''
Babelomurex purpuraterminus''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex purpuratus''
( Chenu, 1859)
* ''
Babelomurex purus''
(Kosuge, 1985)
* ''
Babelomurex ricinuloides''
(Schepman
Mattheus Marinus Schepman (17 August 1847 – 19 November 1919) was a Dutch malacologist. He was one of the foremost collectors of mollusc shells in the Netherlands, and was also high on the overall list of European collectors.
Dutch collectors ...
, 1911)
* ''
Babelomurex scalariformis
''Babelomurex scalariformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known ...
''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Babelomurex sentix''
(Bayer, 1971)
* ''
Babelomurex shingomarumai''
(Kosuge, 1981)
* ''
Babelomurex spinaerosae''
(Shikama, 1970)
* ''
Babelomurex spinosus''
Hirase, 1908
* ''
Babelomurex squalidus''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Babelomurex stenospinus''
(Kuroda, 1961)
* ''
Babelomurex takahashii''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Babelomurex tectumsinensis''
(Deshayes Deshayes is a surname of French origin.
* André-Jean-Jacques Deshayes (1777–1846), French ballet dancer and choreographer
* Arnouph Deshayes de Cambronne (1768–1846), French governor
* Catherine Deshayes, widow Monvoisin, known as "La Voisin ...
, 1856)
* ''
Babelomurex tosanus''
( Hirase, 1908)
* ''
Babelomurex tuberosus''
(Kosuge, 1980)
*''
Babelomurex tumidus''
(Kosuge, 1980)
* ''
Babelomurex virginiae''
Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004
* ''
Babelomurex wormaldi''
(Powell, 1971)
* ''
Babelomurex yamatoensis''
Kosuge, 1986
* ''
Babelomurex yumimarumai''
Kosuge, 1985
; Species brought into synonymy:
*''Babelomurex asper''
(A. Adams
Arthur Adams (1820 in Gosport, Hampshire – 1878) was an England, English physician and natural history, naturalist.
Adams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS Samarang (1822), HMS ''Samarang'' during the survey of the islands of ...
, 1855): synonym of ''
Coralliophila aspera''
(A. Adams
Arthur Adams (1820 in Gosport, Hampshire – 1878) was an England, English physician and natural history, naturalist.
Adams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS Samarang (1822), HMS ''Samarang'' during the survey of the islands of ...
, 1855)
*''Babelomurex fearnleyi''
(Emerson, W.K. & A. d' Attilio, 1965): synonym of ''
Coralliophila fearnleyi''
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
*''Babelomurex fusiformis''
(Martens
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, 1902): synonym of ''
Mipus fusiformis
''Mipus fusiformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mure ...
''
(Martens
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family (biology), family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark bro ...
, 1902)
*''Babelomurex gili''
Kosuge, 1990: synonym of ''Babelomurex tectumsinensis''
(Deshayes Deshayes is a surname of French origin.
* André-Jean-Jacques Deshayes (1777–1846), French ballet dancer and choreographer
* Arnouph Deshayes de Cambronne (1768–1846), French governor
* Catherine Deshayes, widow Monvoisin, known as "La Voisin ...
, 1856)
*''Babelomurex multispinosus''
Shikama, 1966: synonym of ''Babelomurex spinosus''
( Hirase, 1908)
*''Babelomurex multispinosa''
Shikama 1966:
synonym of ''Babelomurex spinosus''
( Hirase, 1908)
References
* Coen G. (1922). ''Del genere Pseudomurex (Monterosato, 1872)''. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. 61: 68–71, pl. 2.
* Kosuge S. (1979) ''Descriptions of two new subgenus and seven new species of the genus Latiaxis (Gastropoda, Mollusca).'' Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(1): 3-8, pls 2-3.
0 May 1979page(s): 3
* 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): 519
External links
Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 17(4): 157-189Dall W.H. (1924). Notes on molluscan nomenclature. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 37: 87-90
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Gastropod genera
Muricidae