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Species List for Genus: Babelomurex
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricoidea (Superfamily) > Muricidae (Family) > Coralliophilinae (Subfamily) > Babelomurex (Genus)
  • Genus: Babelomurex

  • Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882)
    Height 62mm, Width 41mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic, On scleractinian corals
    Namibia and Indo-West Pacific, Japan, South China Sea, Philippines and Queensland to Victoria, Australia. Kermadec Islands, north-eastern North Island, and off New Plymouth, from 46-402m
  • Babelomurex nakamigawai (Kuroda, 1959)
    Height 35mm, Width 24mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    South-eastern Africa, southern Japan and New Zealand. Off North Cape, from 470-630m
  • Babelomurex wormaldi (Powell, 1971)
    Height 22mm, Width 18mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Philippine Islands and South-West Pacific. Kermadec Islands and north-eastern North Island as far south as vicinity of White Island, from 162-407m
NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil