Babelomurex hirasei

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Babelomurex hirasei
Apertural view of a shell of Babelomurex hirasei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Babelomurex
Species:
B. hirasei
Binomial name
Babelomurex hirasei
Shikama, 1964
Synonyms

Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei (Shikama, T., 1964)

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

The shell varies between 18 mm and 50 mm in height and resembles a flower when looking at it from above.[2] The shell also features long and developed spines that flare outward.[2] The color of the shell is most commonly white, though specimens can appear in cream, yellow, or pink hues.

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