Biology:Babelomurex kawamurai
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Babelomurex kawamurai | |
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| A shell of Babelomurex kawamurai (Kira, 1959), 38.9 mm in length, trawled at 450 m depth in the Mozambique Channel in Africa. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. kawamurai
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| Babelomurex kawamurai (Kira, 1959)
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Babelomurex kawamurai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Subspecies Babelomurex kawamurai helenae (Azuma, 1973): synonym of Babelomurex helenae (Azuma, 1973)
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, the Philippines and Australia (Northern Territory).
References
- ↑ Babelomurex kawamurai (Kira, 1959). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Kira T. (1959). Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls.
- Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
Wikidata ☰ Q4837740 entry
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