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Species of gastropod

Babelomurex tectumsinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species: B. tectumsinensis
Binomial name
Babelomurex tectumsinensis
(Deshayes, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Babelomurex gili Kosuge, 1990
  • Coralliophila priolana Settepassi, 1971
  • Coralliophila (Coralliophila) alucoides Blainville, H.M.D. de, 1829
  • Coralliophila (Coralliophila) meyendorffi lamellosa (f) Philippi, R.A., 1836
  • Coralliophila (Pseudomurex) squamosa Broderip, W.J. in Broderip, W.J. & G.B. I Sowerby, 1833
  • Hirtomurex longicauda Settepassi, F., 1977
  • Murex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856) (basionym)

Babelomurex tectumsinensis, common name : the lamellose coral shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 40 mm

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2011)

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea along Panama, Colombia and Venezuela and in the Mediterranean Sea

References

  1. ^ Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 March 2011.
  • Cossignani T. (2010) Validazione di Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 66: 19

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Taxon identifiers
Babelomurex tectumsinensis


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