Babelomurex finchii
Babelomurex finchii, common name Finch's latiaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Babelomurex finchii | |
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| A shell of Babelomurex finchii (H.C. Fulton, 1930), 22.6 mm in length, taken at 80 fathoms in tangle nets off Panglao, Bohol Island, in the Philippines. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. finchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex finchii (H. C. Fulton, 1930) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Latiaxis dunkeri Kuroda, T. & T. Habe, 1961 | |
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 50 mm in maximum dimension.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.
References
- Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, H.C., 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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