''Babelomurex armatus'' is a

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of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the

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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 about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Ne ...

, the murex snails or rock snails.

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan and Philippines.

References

External links

http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_3065.shtml

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Gastropods described in 1912 {{Coralliophilinae-stub