Babelomurex lischkeanus

Babelomurex lischkeanus, otherwise known as the Australian coral shell[1] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Babelomurex lischkeanus
A shell of Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882) and operculum, measuring 38.5 mm in length, trawled at 40 fathoms off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species:
B. lischkeanus
Binomial name
Babelomurex lischkeanus
(Dunker, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Latiaxis lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882)
  • Rapana lischkeana Dunker, 1882 (basionym)
  • Tolema australis Laseron, 1955
  • Tolema peregrina Powell, 1947

Description

The sea snail is most commonly seen with a pure white shell, that is somewhat jagged. The shell is approximately 50 mm (2 in) in length at adult size.[3]

Distribution

The seas snail is found along the Eastern coast of Australia, from Tasmania to the Southern parts of Queensland.[4]

References
  1. "Species Babelomurex (Babelomurex) lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882)". www.environment.gov.au. Australian Government: Department of the Environment. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  3. "Molluscs of Tasmania". Molluscs of Tasmania. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. "Babelomures Lischkeanus". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  • Oliverio M. (2008) Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. In: V. Héros, R.H. Cowie & P. Bouchet (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 481–585, at page 537.
  • Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Marais A.P. (2010) Coralliophilinae. pp. 272–292, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.


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