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Babelomurex couturieri

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Babelomurex couturieri
Apertural view of Babelomurex couturieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species:
B. couturieri
Binomial name
Babelomurex couturieri
(Jousseaume, 1898)
Synonyms

Babelomurex couturieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 25 mm (0.98 in) and 60 mm (2.4 in).

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Vietnam, New Britain (in the Bismarck Archipelago) and Japan.

References

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  • Jousseaume, F., 1898. Description de coquilles nouvelles. Le Naturaliste 12: 22, sér. 2° série
  • 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): 540
  • 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.
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
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