Babelomurex hirasei explained

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

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

References

• 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