Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Babelomurex benoiti | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Coralliophilinae Rank Species | |
Similar Babelomurex cariniferus, Babelomurex japonicus, Babelomurex yumimarumai | ||
Babelomurex benoiti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
Its shell is white-yellowish with many small ridges. The shell is normally 20mm — 45mm in length, the mean being around 38mm.
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.
References
Babelomurex benoiti Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA