Babelomurex armatus

Babelomurex armatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Babelomurex armatus
A shell of Babelomurex armatus Sowerby III, 1912, 30.6 mm in length, trawled at 180 to 300 m, in the South China Sea.
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. armatus
Binomial name
Babelomurex armatus

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan and Philippines.

References
  1. Babelomurex armatus Sowerby III, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

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