Babelomurex hirasei
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Apertural view of a shell of Babelomurex hirasei | |
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Babelomurex hirasei Shikama, 1964
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Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei (Shikama, T., 1964) |
Babelomurex hirasei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The height of the shell varies between 18 mm and 50 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.
References
- ^ Babelomurex hirasei Shikama, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2012.
- 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): 520
External links
- "Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.