| Babelomurex cookae | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Babelomurex cookae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Coralliophilinae |
| Genus: | Babelomurex |
| Species: | B. cookae |
| Binomial name | |
| Babelomurex cookae Kosuge, 1988 | |
Babelomurex cookae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Hawaii.
References
- Babelomurex cookae Kosuge, 1988. 26 May 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Kosuge, S. (1988). Descriptions of two new species of the family Coralliophilidae from Hawaiian Sea (Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology of Tokyo. 2 (6): 98-100.
- Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.