Babelomurex finchii, common name Finch's latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Babelomurex finchii | |
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| A shell of Babelomurex finchii (H.C. Fulton, 1930), 22.6 mm in length, taken at 80 fathoms in tangle nets off Panglao, Bohol Island, in the Philippines. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. finchii
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| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex finchii (H. C. Fulton, 1930)
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| Synonyms | |
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Latiaxis dunkeri Kuroda, T. & T. Habe, 1961 | |
Description
editThe shell size varies between 20 mm and 50 mm in maximum dimension.
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Distribution
editThis species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, H.C., 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
edit- "Babelomurex (Babelomurex) finchii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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