Babelomurex

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
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
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 Tarantellaxis Habe, 1970 Tolema Iredale, 1929

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

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 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 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 stenospinus (Kuroda, 1961)^[44]
• Babelomurex takahashii (Kosuge, 1979)^[45]
• Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856)^[46]
• Babelomurex tosanus (Hirase, 1908)^[47]
• Babelomurex tuberosus (Kosuge, 1980)^[48]
• Babelomurex tumidus (Kosuge, 1980)
• Babelomurex virginiae Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004^[49]
• Babelomurex wormaldi (Powell, 1971)
• Babelomurex yamatoensis Kosuge, 1986
• Babelomurex yumimarumai Kosuge, 1985^[50]

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):^[51] synonym of Coralliophila fearnleyi (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
• Babelomurex fusiformis (Martens, 1902): synonym of Mipus fusiformis (Martens, 1902)
• Babelomurex gili Kosuge, 1990:^[52] synonym of Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856)
• Babelomurex multispinosus Shikama, 1966: synonym of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908)
• Babelomurex multispinosa Shikama 1966:^[53] 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 stenospinus (Kuroda, 1961).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
45. Babelomurex takahashii (Kosuge, 1979).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
46. Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
47. Babelomurex tosanus (Hirase, 1908).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
48. Babelomurex tuberosus (Kosuge, 1980).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
49. Babelomurex virginiae Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
50. Babelomurex yumimarumai Kosuge, 1985.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
51. Babelomurex fearnleyi (Emerson, W.K. & A. d' Attilio, 1965).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
52. Babelomurex gili Kosuge, 1990.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
53. Babelomurex multispinosa Shikama 1966.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

• 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

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