Babelomurex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Coralliophilinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species Species within the genus Babelomurex include:
Babelomurex armatus Sowerby III, 1912 Babelomurex atlantidis Oliverio & Gofas, 2006 Babelomurex backeljaui Thach, 2024 Babelomurex basilium (Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978) (taxon inquirendum) Babelomurex bayeri Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022 Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855) Babelomurex bernardi (K. Nicolay, 1984) Babelomurex blowi (Ladd, 1976) Babelomurex bozzettii Kosuge, 1994 † Babelomurex brugnonei Appolloni & Smriglio, 2024 Babelomurex capensis (Tomlin, 1928) Babelomurex cariniferoides (Shikama, T., 1966) Babelomurex cariniferus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834) Babelomurex centimanus Kosuge, 1985 Babelomurex colettae Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022 Babelomurex cookae Kosuge, 1988 Babelomurex couturieri (Jousseaume, 1898) Babelomurex cristatus (Kosuge, 1979) Babelomurex dalli (Emerson & D'Attilio 1963) Babelomurex deburghiae (Reeve, 1857) † Babelomurex dellabellai (Brunetti, 2004) Babelomurex depressispiratus Oliverio, 2008 Babelomurex deroyorum D'Attilio & Myers, 1984 Babelomurex diadema (A. Adams, 1854) Babelomurex echinatus (Azuma, M., 1970) Babelomurex engae Thach, 2025 Babelomurex fax (F. M. Bayer, 1971) Babelomurex filialis (Shikama, 1978) Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, H.C., 1930) Babelomurex fruticosus (Kosuge, 1979) Babelomurex gemmatus (Shikama, 1966) Babelomurex glaber Kosuge, 1998 Babelomurex habui (Azuma, 1971) Babelomurex helenae (Azuma, 1973) Babelomurex hindsi (Carpenter, 1857) Babelomurex hirasei Shikama, 1964 Babelomurex indicus (Smith, 1899) † Babelomurex janianus (Cocconi, 1873) Babelomurex japonicus (Dunker, R.W., 1882) Babelomurex jeanneae D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984 Babelomurex juliae (Clench & Aguayo, 1939) Babelomurex kawamurai (Kira, 1959): forms a complex Babelomurex kawanishii (Kosuge, 1979) Babelomurex kinoshitai (Fulton, 1930) † Babelomurex kissimeensis Petuch, 1991 Babelomurex kuroharai (Habe, 1970) Babelomurex laevicostatus (Kosuge, 1981) Babelomurex latipinnatus (Azuma, 1961) Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, R.W., 1882) Babelomurex longispinosus (Suzuki, 1972) Babelomurex macrocephalus Oliverio, 2008 Babelomurex mansfieldi (McGinty, 1940) Babelomurex marumai Habe & Kosuge, 1970 Babelomurex mediopacificus (Kosuge, 1979) Babelomurex meimiaoae S.-I Huang & Y.-F. Huang, 2019 Babelomurex memimarumai Kosuge, 1985 Babelomurex microspinosus Kosuge, 1988 Babelomurex miyokoae Kosuge, 1985 Babelomurex nagahorii (Kosuge, 1980) Babelomurex nakamigawai (Kuroda, 1959) Babelomurex nakayasui (Shikama, 1970) Babelomurex natalabies Oliverio, 2008 Babelomurex neocaledonicus Kosuge & Oliverio, 2001 Babelomurex oldroydi (I. S. Oldroyd, 1929) Babelomurex pacei (Petuch, 1987) Babelomurex pallox Oliverio, 2008 Babelomurex pervernicosus (Suzuki, 1972) Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912) Babelomurex problematicus (Kosuge, 1980) Babelomurex pruvosti Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022 Babelomurex purpuraterminus (Kosuge, 1979) Babelomurex purpuratus (Chenu, 1859) Babelomurex purus (Kosuge, 1985) Babelomurex ricinuloides (Schepman, 1911) Babelomurex rugosus Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022 Babelomurex scalariformis (Lamarck, 1822) Babelomurex sentix (Bayer, 1971) Babelomurex shingomarumai (Kosuge, 1981) Babelomurex spinaerosae (Shikama, 1970) Babelomurex spinosus Hirase, 1908 Babelomurex squalidus Kosuge, 1985 Babelomurex stenospinus (Kuroda, 1961) Babelomurex stupa Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022 Babelomurex takahashii (Kosuge, 1979) Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856) Babelomurex tosanus (Hirase, 1908) Babelomurex tuberosus (Kosuge, 1980) Babelomurex tumidus (Kosuge, 1980) Babelomurex virginiae Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004 Babelomurex wormaldi (Powell, 1971) Babelomurex yamatoensis Kosuge, 1986 Babelomurex yumimarumai Kosuge, 1985
Species brought into synonymy Babelomurex asper (A. Adams, 1855): synonym of Coralliophila aspera (A. Adams, 1855) Babelomurex fearnleyi (Emerson, W.K. & A. d' Attilio, 1965): synonym of Coralliophila fearnleyi (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965) Babelomurex fusiformis (Martens, 1902): synonym of Mipus fusiformis (Martens, 1902) Babelomurex gili Kosuge, 1990: synonym of Babelomurex tectumsinensis (Deshayes, 1856) Babelomurex multispinosus Shikama, 1966: synonym of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908) Babelomurex multispinosa Shikama 1966: synonym of Babelomurex spinosus (Hirase, 1908) Babelomurex pagodus (A. Adams, 1853) sensu Hirase, 1934: synonym of Babelomurex spinosus (Y. Hirase, 1908) synonym of Babelomurex jeanneae D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984 (misapplication) Babelomurex perfectus (P. Fischer, 1883): synonym of Coralliophila squamosa (Bivona e Bernardi, 1838) Babelomurex spinosus (Y. Hirase, 1908): synonym of Babelomurex jeanneae D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984 Babelomurex tectumsinensis [sic]: synonym of Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856) (misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, specific name is a noun, therefore invariable)
References
Coen G. (1922). Del genere Pseudomurex (Monterosato, 1872). Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. 61: 68–71, pl. 2. Kosuge S. (1979) Descriptions of two new subgenus and seven new species of the genus Latiaxis (Gastropoda, Mollusca). Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(1): 3-8, pls 2-3. [30 May 1979] page(s): 3 Oliverio M. (2008) Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. In: V. Héros, R.H. Cowie & P. Bouchet (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 481-585. page(s): 519
External links Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 17(4): 157-189 Dall W.H. (1924). Notes on molluscan nomenclature. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 37: 87-90