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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)
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  • Genus: Babelomurex

  • Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882)
    Height 62mm, Width 41mm
    Marine, On scleractinian corals
    North Island, Outer Hauraki Gulf to Bay of Plenty and New Plymouth. Also Japan, South China Sea, Philippines and Queensland to Victoria, Australia
  • Babelomurex nakamigawai (Kuroda, 1959)
    Height 35mm, Width 24mm
    Marine
    Cavalli Seamount, ENE of North Cape, 470-480 metres. Also off Japan, South China Sea, Philippines and Australia
  • Babelomurex wormaldi (Powell, 1971)
    Height 22mm, Width 18mm
    Marine
    Northland to Bay of Plenty. Also Kermadec Islands, Philippine Islands and South-West Pacific. Approximately 160-650 metres
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