Babelomurex tectumsinensis

Babelomurex tectumsinensis
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. 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.^[1]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 40 mm

Distribution[]

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

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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

External links[]

"Babelomurex tectumsinense". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 March 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 March 2011.

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