Mozambique Shells | Species detail

Shell ID:

596

Species:

Babelomurex helenae

Family:

Muricidae Rafinèsque, 1815

Subfamily:

Author, Year:

(Azuma, 1973)

Sinonyms:

Babelomurex kawamurai helenae Azuma, 1973

Dimensions min-max (mm):

26-50 mm

Occurrence area:

South (Inhambane offshore)

Habitat:

Rocky bottom

Depth:

100-400 m

Notes:

Usually from lobster traps

Last update:

2016-04-22 09:19:14

R. N. Kilburn. "Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca : 3 : Gastropoda Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae" In: Annals of the Natal Museum. - Vol 22, 1 (1974), pp. 187-220

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