''Babelomurex bernardi'' is a

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of sea snail, a

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gastropod

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, in the

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, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Babelomurex bernardi'' (K. Nicolay, 1984). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738484 on 2019-01-06

Distribution

The holotype of this marine species was found off

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References

* Nicolay, K. & Bernard, P. A., 1984. New species of Gabon. La Conchiglia 180-181: 16-18 * Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. . 319 pp

External links

MNHN? Paris: holotype

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Gastropods described in 1984 {{Coralliophilinae-stub