Biology:Babelomurex deburghiae
| Babelomurex deburghiae | |
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| 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 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. deburghiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex deburghiae (Reeve, 1857)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pyrula (Rhizochilus) deburghiae Reeve, 1857 (original combination) | |
Babelomurex deburghiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
(Original description in Latin) The shell is pear-shaped to ovate and features a somewhat narrow umbilicus. The spire is relatively short and turreted. The whorls are broadly and angularly expanded at their upper part, and they are crowned at the angle with moderately large, flatly compressed scales arranged like a fan. Below this, toward the base, the whorls attenuate and are densely covered everywhere with ridges, which are very finely serrated. The shell is white, and the throat of the aperture is grooved. [2]
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution and occurs off Japan, the Philippines; in the Indian Ocean South Africa; in the Caribbean Sea off Florida, USA. [3]
References
- ↑ Babelomurex deburghiae (Reeve, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ↑ Reeve, L.A. (1857–1858). "Description of seven new shells from the collection of the Hon. Sir David Barclay of Mauritius". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 25 (1857): 208. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861267. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- ↑ GBif.org: distribution
- Oliverio, M. (2008). Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 481-585.
- Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
- 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.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
- Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
Wikidata ☰ Q4837726 entry
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