Babelomurex benoiti
| Babelomurex benoiti | |
|---|---|
| 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. benoiti |
| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Latiaxis benoiti (Tiberi, 1855) | |
Babelomurex benoiti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][3]
Description
Its shell is white-yellowish with many small ridges. The shell is normally 20mm — 45mm in length, the mean being around 38mm.[3][4]
Distribution
Distribution ranges from the Greek islands to south-east Spain and north-west Africa, encompassing the Mediterranean Sea and the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- 1 2 Gofas, S. (2010). Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2012) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234156
- 1 2 3 Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods — Babelomurex benoiti
- ↑ Babelomurex benoiti Image at NMR Pics
External links
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