Babelomurex

Babelomurex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Babelomurex
A shell of Babelomurex deburghiae (Reeve, 1857), 22.6 mm in length, taken in tangle nets at 150 to 200 m, off Panglao Island, Bohol, in the Philippines.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Coralliophilinae
Genus:	Babelomurex Coen, 1922[1]
Type species
Fusus babelis Requien, 1848
Synonyms[2]
Babelomurex (Lamellatiaxis) Habe & Kosuge, 1970 Echinolatiaxis Kosuge, 1979 Laevilatiaxis Kosuge, 1979 Lamellatiaxis Habe & Kosuge, 1970 Langfordia Dall, 1924 Latiaxis (Babelomurex) Coen, 1922 Latiaxis (Echinolatiaxis) Kosuge, 1979 Latiaxis (Laevilatiaxis) Kosuge, 1979 Latiaxis (Lamellatiaxis) Habe & Kosuge, 1970 Latiaxis (Tolema) Iredale, 1929 Pseudomurex (Babelomurex) Coen, 1922 (original rank) Tarantellaxis Habe, 1970 Tolema Iredale, 1929

Species

Species within the genus Babelomurex include:[2]

• Babelomurex armatus Sowerby III, 1912[3]
• Babelomurex atlantidis Oliverio & Gofas, 2006[4]
• Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855)[5]
• Babelomurex bernardi (K. Nicolay, 1984)
• Babelomurex blowi (Ladd, 1976)
• Babelomurex capensis (Tomlin, 1928)
• Babelomurex cariniferoides (Shikama, T., 1966)[6]
• Babelomurex cariniferus (Sowerby, 1834)[7]
• Babelomurex centimanus Kosuge, 1985[8]
• Babelomurex cookae Kosuge, 1988
• Babelomurex couturieri (Jousseaume, 1898)[9]
• Babelomurex cristatus (Kosuge, 1979)[10]
• Babelomurex dalli (Emerson & D'Attilio 1963)[11]
• Babelomurex deburghiae (Reeve, 1857)[12]
• Babelomurex depressispiratus Oliverio, 2008[13]
• Babelomurex deroyorum D'Attilio & Myers, 1984
• Babelomurex diadema (A. Adams, 1854)[14]
• Babelomurex echinatus (Azuma, M., 1970)[15]
• Babelomurex fax (F. M. Bayer, 1971)[16]
• Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, H.C., 1930)[17]
• Babelomurex fruticosus (Kosuge, 1979)[18]
• Babelomurex gemmatus (Shikama, 1966)
• Babelomurex glaber Kosuge, 1998[19]
• Babelomurex habui (Azuma, 1971)
• Babelomurex helenae (Azuma, 1973)
• Babelomurex hindsi (Carpenter, 1857)
• Babelomurex hirasei Shikama, 1964[20]
• Babelomurex indicus (Smith, 1899)[21]
• Babelomurex japonicus (Dunker, R.W., 1882)[22]
• Babelomurex juliae (Clench & Aguayo, 1939)
• Babelomurex kawamurai (Kira, 1959):[23] forms a complex
• Babelomurex kawanishii (Kosuge, 1979)
• Babelomurex kinoshitai (Fulton, 1930)[24]
• Babelomurex kuroharai (Habe, 1970)
• Babelomurex laevicostatus (Kosuge, 1981)
• Babelomurex latipinnatus (Azuma, 1961)
• Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, R.W., 1882)[25]
• Babelomurex longispinosus (Suzuki, 1972)[26]
• Babelomurex macrocephalus Oliverio, 2008[27]
• Babelomurex mansfieldi (McGinty, 1940)[28]
• Babelomurex marumai Habe & Kosuge, 1970[29]
• Babelomurex mediopacificus (Kosuge, 1979)
• Babelomurex meimiaoae S.-I Huang & Y.-F. Huang, 2019
• Babelomurex memimarumai Kosuge, 1985
• Babelomurex microspinosus Kosuge, 1988[30]
• Babelomurex miyokoae Kosuge, 1985
• Babelomurex nagahorii (Kosuge, 1980)
• Babelomurex nakamigawai (Kuroda, 1959)[31]
• Babelomurex nakayasui (Shikama, 1970)[32]
• Babelomurex natalabies Oliverio, 2008[33]
• Babelomurex neocaledonicus Kosuge & Oliverio, 2001[34]
• Babelomurex oldroydi (I. S. Oldroyd, 1929)
• Babelomurex pallox Oliverio, 2008[35]
• Babelomurex pervernicosus (Suzuki, 1972)
• Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912)[36]
• Babelomurex problematicus (Kosuge, 1980)[37]
• Babelomurex purpuraterminus (Kosuge, 1979)[38]
• Babelomurex purpuratus (Chenu, 1859)[39]
• Babelomurex ricinuloides (Schepman, 1911)[40]
• Babelomurex sentix (Bayer, 1971)[41]
• Babelomurex shingomarumai (Kosuge, 1981)[42]
• Babelomurex spinaerosae (Shikama, 1970)
• Babelomurex spinosus Hirase, 1908[43]
• Babelomurex squalidus Kosuge, 1985[44]
• Babelomurex stenospinus (Kuroda, 1961)[45]
• Babelomurex takahashii (Kosuge, 1979)[46]
• Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856)[47]
• Babelomurex tosanus (Hirase, 1908)[48]
• Babelomurex tuberosus (Kosuge, 1980)[49]
• Babelomurex tumidus (Kosuge, 1980)
• Babelomurex virginiae Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004[50]
• Babelomurex wormaldi (Powell, 1971)
• Babelomurex yamatoensis Kosuge, 1986
• Babelomurex yumimarumai Kosuge, 1985[51]

Species brought into synonymy

• Babelomurex asper (A. Adams, 1855): synonym of Coralliophila aspera (A. Adams, 1855)
• Babelomurex fearnleyi (Emerson, W.K. & A. d' Attilio, 1965):[52] synonym of Coralliophila fearnleyi (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
• Babelomurex fusiformis (Martens, 1902): synonym of Mipus fusiformis (Martens, 1902)
• Babelomurex gili Kosuge, 1990:[53] synonym of Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856)
• Babelomurex multispinosus Shikama, 1966: synonym of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908)
• Babelomurex multispinosa Shikama 1966:[54] synonym of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908)

References

1. Coen (1922). Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 61: 68.
2. Babelomurex Coen, 1922. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2012.
3. Babelomurex armatus Sowerby III, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
4. Babelomurex atlantidis Oliverio & Gofas, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
5. Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
6. Babelomurex cariniferoides (Shikama, T., 1966). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
7. Babelomurex cariniferus (Sowerby, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
8. Babelomurex centimanus Kosuge, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
9. Babelomurex couturieri (Jousseaume, 1898). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
10. Babelomurex cristatus (Kosuge, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
11. Babelomurex dalli (Emerson & D'Attilio 1963). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
12. Babelomurex deburghiae (Reeve, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
13. Babelomurex depressispiratus Oliverio, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
14. Babelomurex diadema (A. Adams, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
15. Babelomurex echinatus (Azuma, M., 1970). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
16. Babelomurex fax (F. M. Bayer, 1971). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
17. Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, H.C., 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
18. Babelomurex fruticosus (Kosuge, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
19. Babelomurex glaber Kosuge, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
20. Babelomurex hirasei Shikama, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
21. Babelomurex indicus (Smith, 1899). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
22. Babelomurex japonicus (Dunker, R.W., 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
23. Babelomurex kawamurai (Kira, 1959). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
24. Babelomurex kinoshitai (Fulton, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
25. Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
26. Babelomurex longispinosus (Suzuki, 1972). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
27. Babelomurex macrocephalus Oliverio, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
28. Babelomurex mansfieldi (McGinty, 1940). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
29. Babelomurex marumai Habe & Kosuge, 1970. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
30. Babelomurex microspinosus Kosuge, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
31. Babelomurex nakamigawai (Kuroda, 1959). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
32. Babelomurex nakayasui (Shikama, 1970). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
33. Babelomurex natalabies Oliverio, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
34. Babelomurex neocaledonicus Kosuge & Oliverio, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
35. Babelomurex pallox Oliverio, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
36. Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
37. Babelomurex problematicus (Kosuge, 1980). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
38. Babelomurex purpuraterminus (Kosuge, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
39. Babelomurex purpuratus (Chenu, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
40. Babelomurex ricinuloides (Schepman, 1911). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
41. Babelomurex sentix (Bayer, 1971). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
42. Babelomurex shingomarumai (Kosuge, 1981). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
43. Babelomurex spinosus Hirase, 1908. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
44. Babelomurex squalidus Kosuge, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 July 2020.
45. Babelomurex stenospinus (Kuroda, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
46. Babelomurex takahashii (Kosuge, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
47. Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
48. Babelomurex tosanus (Hirase, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
49. Babelomurex tuberosus (Kosuge, 1980). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
50. Babelomurex virginiae Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
51. Babelomurex yumimarumai Kosuge, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
52. Babelomurex fearnleyi (Emerson, W.K. & A. d' Attilio, 1965). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
53. Babelomurex gili Kosuge, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
54. Babelomurex multispinosa Shikama 1966. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

• Coen G. (1922). Del genere Pseudomurex (Monterosato, 1872). Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. 61: 68–71, pl. 2.
• Kosuge S. (1979) Descriptions of two new subgenus and seven new species of the genus Latiaxis (Gastropoda, Mollusca). Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(1): 3-8, pls 2-3. [30 May 1979] page(s): 3
• 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): 519

External links

• Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 17(4): 157-189
• Dall W.H. (1924). Notes on molluscan nomenclature. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 37: 87-90