Babelomurex cf. centimanus Kosuge, 1985

Oliverio, Marco, 2008, Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 481-586 : 547

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978-2-85653-614-8

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5491450

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scientific name

Babelomurex cf. centimanus Kosuge, 1985
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Babelomurex cf. centimanus Kosuge, 1985 View in CoL

Fig. 102

Babelomurex centimanus Kosuge, 1985b: 53 View in CoL , pl. 20, figs 1-2.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype IMT 85-10 View Materials [not seen], figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl. 17, fig. 3).

TYPE LOCALITY. — South China Sea.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Futuna. MUSORSTOM 7: stn DW 509, 14°15’S, 178°11’W, 200-240 m, 1 dd (Fig. 102); stn DW 512, 14°13’S, 178°10’W, 210-245 m, 1 dd GoogleMaps .

DISTRIBUTION. — Previously reported only from the South China Sea, although specimens from the Philippines are circulating in the dealers market. Present specimens from Wallis and Futuna, empty shells in 210-240 m.

REMARKS. — It is not possible with the two avalaible shells to decide whether they belong to an undescribed species; more material is needed.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Muricidae

Genus

Babelomurex

Loc

Babelomurex cf. centimanus Kosuge, 1985

Oliverio, Marco 2008
2008
Loc

Babelomurex centimanus

Kosuge 1985: 53
1985
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