Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Coralliophilinae Scientific name Babelomurex spinosus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Genus Babelomurex Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Babelomurex, Babelomurex japonicus, Babelomurex yumimarumai, Babelomurex lischkeanus, Babelomurex echinatus | ||
Babelomurex spinosus, common name the spiny latiaxis, 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
The height of the shell varies between 20 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Northern Australia.
References
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