Babelomurex spinosus

Babelomurex spinosus
Shell of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908), measuring 35.7 mm in length, trawled at 60 ft. off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Coralliophilinae
Genus:	Babelomurex
Species:	B. spinosus
Binomial name
Babelomurex spinosus Hirase, 1908
Synonyms
Babelomurex multispinosus Shikama, 1966 Babelomurex (Babelomurex) spinosus (Hirase, 1908) Coralliophila spinosa Dall, 1925 Latiaxis jeanneae D'Attilio & Myers, 1984 Latiaxis multispinosus Shikama, 1966 Latiaxis pagodus Adams, A., 1852 Latiaxis spinosus Hirase, 1908 (basionym)

Babelomurex spinosus, common name the spiny latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The height of the shell varies between 20 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Northern Australia.

References

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, at page 538.

• Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Marais A.P. (2010) Coralliophilinae. pp. 272–292, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

External links

• "Babelomurex (Babelomurex) spinosus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.