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Babelomurex finchii

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Species of gastropod

Babelomurex finchii
A shell of Babelomurex finchii (H.C. Fulton, 1930), 22.6 mm in length, taken at 80 fathoms in tangle nets off Panglao, Bohol Island, in the Philippines.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species: B. finchii
Binomial name
Babelomurex finchii
(H. C. Fulton, 1930)
Synonyms

Latiaxis dunkeri Kuroda, T. & T. Habe, 1961

Babelomurex finchii, common name Finch's latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 50 mm in maximum dimension.

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Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.

References

  1. Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, H.C., 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

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Taxon identifiers
Babelomurex finchii


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