Babelomurex tectumsinensis

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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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
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

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The shell size varies between 20 mm and 40 mm

Distribution

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

References

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  • Cossignani T. (2010) Validazione di Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 66: 19
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  • "Babelomurex tectumsinense". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 9 March 2011.