Babelomurex problematicus

Babelomurex problematicus
Shell of Babelomurex problematicus (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Babelomurex
Species:	B. problematicus
Binomial name
Babelomurex problematicus (Kosuge, 1980)
Synonyms
Latiaxis (Echinolatiaxis) problematicus Kosuge, 1980 alternative representation Latiaxis problematicus Kosuge, 1980 (original combination)

Babelomurex problematicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

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The length of the shell attains 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

• Kosuge, S. (1980). Descriptions of six new species of the genus Latiaxis from the Philippines Sea. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tōkyō. 1(3): 41-45, pls 9-10
• 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.

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