Babelomurex stupa

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Babelomurex stupa
Shell of Babelomurex stupa (holotype at the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species:
B. stupa
Binomial name
Babelomurex stupa
Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Martinique.

References

  • Garrigues, B., Lamy, D. & Zuccon, D. (2022). The Coralliophilinae from the Antilles and French Guiana with the description of six new species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 37: 4-53.