Babelomurex tectumsinensis

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]

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[1]
  • 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)

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


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