Babelomurex cariniferus

Babelomurex cariniferus
Apertural view of Babelomurex cariniferus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Coralliophilinae
Genus:	Babelomurex
Species:	B. cariniferus
Binomial name
Babelomurex cariniferus (Sowerby, 1834)
Synonyms[2]
Babelomurex (Babelomurex) babelis Réquien, E., 1848 Babelomurex (Babelomurex) bozzetti Kosuge, S., 1994 Babelomurex spinulosus Costa, O.G., 1861 Coralliophila babelis Requien Fusus babelis Requien, 1848 Latiaxis babelis (Requien, 1848) (junior synonym) Latiaxis cariniferus (Sowerby, 1834) (currently placed in genus Babelomurex) Pseudomurex minor Monterosato, T.A. de M. di, 1872

Babelomurex cariniferus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[2]

Distribution

This species is listed in the IUCN Red List, because it was thought to be endemic to [[List of marine molluscs of Malta|Malta]].^[1]

• Angola^[2]
• Canaries^[2]
• Cape Verde^[2]
• European waters^[2]
• Mediterranean Sea^[2]
• West Africa^[2]

From a few meters to more than 1000.^[2]

References

• Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
• Cossignani T. (2010) Validazione di Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 66: 19

External links

• NCBI

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