Babelomurex echinatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description Shell size 26-35 mm.
Distribution This marine species occurs off Japan; dredged at 100 meters depth; also off Taiwan and the Philippines.
References
Azuma, M. (1960). A catalogue of the shell-bearing Mollusca of Okinoshima, Kashiwajima and the adjacent area (Tosa Province). Shikoku, Japan. Published by the author, Tokyo, ii + 102 + 17 pp., 5 pls. Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.