Babelomurex hirasei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Babelomurex hirasei
Apertural view of a shell of Babelomurex hirasei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species:
B. hirasei
Binomial name
Babelomurex hirasei
Shikama, 1964
Synonyms

Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei (Shikama, T., 1964)

Description

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The height of the shell varies between 18 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ Babelomurex hirasei Shikama, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 December 2012.
  • 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. page(s): 520
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  • "Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.