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Babelomurex Coen, 1922

224949 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224949)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Muricoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Muricidae (Family)
  9. Coralliophilinae (Subfamily)
  10. Babelomurex (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Fusus babelis Requien, 1848 accepted as Babelomurex cariniferus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (type by original designation)
Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859
Babelomurex (Babelomurex) Coen, 1922 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Babelomurex (Echinolatiaxis) Kosuge, 1979 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Babelomurex (Laevilatiaxis) Kosuge, 1979 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Babelomurex (Lamellatiaxis) T. Habe & Kosuge, 1970 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Latiaxis (Babelomurex) Coen, 1922 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Latiaxis (Lamellatiaxis) T. Habe & Kosuge, 1970 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Latiaxis (Toreuma) [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Murex (Langfordia) Dall, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pseudomurex (Babelomurex) Coen, 1922 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Tarantellaxis T. Habe, 1970 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tolema Iredale, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Babelomurex armatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1912)
  2. Species Babelomurex atlantidis Oliverio & Gofas, 2006
  3. Species Babelomurex backeljaui Thach, 2024
  4. Species Babelomurex bayeri Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022
  5. Species Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855)
  6. Species Babelomurex bernardi (Nicolay, 1984)
  7. Species Babelomurex blowi (Ladd, 1976)
  8. Species Babelomurex bozzettii Kosuge, 1994
  9. Species Babelomurex capensis (Tomlin, 1928)
  10. Species Babelomurex cariniferoides (Shikama, 1966)
  11. Species Babelomurex cariniferus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
  12. Species Babelomurex centimanus Kosuge, 1985
  13. Species Babelomurex colettae Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022
  14. Species Babelomurex cookae Kosuge, 1988
  15. Species Babelomurex couturieri ([Jousseaume], 1898)
  16. Species Babelomurex cristatus (Kosuge, 1979)
  17. Species Babelomurex dalli (W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1963)
  18. Species Babelomurex deburghiae (Reeve, 1857)
  19. Species Babelomurex depressispiratus Oliverio, 2008
  20. Species Babelomurex deroyorum D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984
  21. Species Babelomurex diadema (A. Adams, 1854)
  22. Species Babelomurex echinatus (M. Azuma, 1960)
  23. Species Babelomurex engae Thach, 2025
  24. Species Babelomurex fax (F. M. Bayer, 1971)
  25. Species Babelomurex filialis (Shikama, 1978)
  26. Species Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, 1930)
  27. Species Babelomurex fruticosus (Kosuge, 1979)
  28. Species Babelomurex gemmatus (Shikama, 1966)
  29. Species Babelomurex glaber Kosuge, 1998
  30. Species Babelomurex habui (Azuma, 1971)
  31. Species Babelomurex helenae (Azuma, 1973)
  32. Species Babelomurex hindsii (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
  33. Species Babelomurex hirasei (Shikama, 1964)
  34. Species Babelomurex indicus (E. A. Smith, 1899)
  35. Species Babelomurex janianus (Cocconi, 1873) †
  36. Species Babelomurex japonicus (Dunker, 1882)
  37. Species Babelomurex jeanneae D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984
  38. Species Babelomurex juliae (Clench & Aguayo, 1939)
  39. Species Babelomurex kawamurai (Kira, 1959)
  40. Species Babelomurex kawanishii (Kosuge, 1979)
  41. Species Babelomurex kinoshitai (Fulton, 1930)
  42. Species Babelomurex kissimeensis Petuch, 1991 †
  43. Species Babelomurex kuroharai (T. Habe, 1970)
  44. Species Babelomurex laevicostatus (Kosuge, 1981)
  45. Species Babelomurex latipinnatus (M. Azuma, 1961)
  46. Species Babelomurex lindae Petuch, 1988 †
  47. Species Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882)
  48. Species Babelomurex longispinosus (M. Suzuki, 1972)
  49. Species Babelomurex macrocephalus Oliverio, 2008
  50. Species Babelomurex mansfieldi (McGinty, 1940)
  51. Species Babelomurex marumai (T. Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
  52. Species Babelomurex mediopacificus (Kosuge, 1979)
  53. Species Babelomurex meimiaoae S.-I Huang & Y.-F. Huang, 2019
  54. Species Babelomurex memimarumai Kosuge, 1985
  55. Species Babelomurex microspinosus Kosuge, 1988
  56. Species Babelomurex miyokoae Kosuge, 1985
  57. Species Babelomurex nagahorii (Kosuge, 1980)
  58. Species Babelomurex nakamigawai (Kuroda, 1959)
  59. Species Babelomurex nakayasui (Shikama, 1970)
  60. Species Babelomurex natalabies Oliverio, 2008
  61. Species Babelomurex neocaledonicus Kosuge & Oliverio, 2001
  62. Species Babelomurex oldroydi (I. S. Oldroyd, 1929)
  63. Species Babelomurex pacei (Petuch, 1987)
  64. Species Babelomurex pallox Oliverio, 2008
  65. Species Babelomurex pervernicosus (M. Suzuki, 1972)
  66. Species Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912)
  67. Species Babelomurex problematicus (Kosuge, 1980)
  68. Species Babelomurex pruvosti Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022
  69. Species Babelomurex purpuraterminus (Kosuge, 1979)
  70. Species Babelomurex purpuratus (Chenu, 1859)
  71. Species Babelomurex purus Kosuge, 1985
  72. Species Babelomurex ricinuloides (Schepman, 1911)
  73. Species Babelomurex rugosus Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022
  74. Species Babelomurex ryalli Garrigues & Houart, 2026
  75. Species Babelomurex santacruzensis (W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970)
  76. Species Babelomurex scalariformis (Lamarck, 1822)
  77. Species Babelomurex sentix (F. M. Bayer, 1971)
  78. Species Babelomurex shingomarumai (Kosuge, 1981)
  79. Species Babelomurex spinaerosae (Shikama, 1970)
  80. Species Babelomurex spinosus (Dall, 1889)
  81. Species Babelomurex squalidus Kosuge, 1985
  82. Species Babelomurex stenospinus (Kuroda, 1961)
  83. Species Babelomurex stupa Garrigues, D. Lamy & Zuccon, 2022
  84. Species Babelomurex takahashii (Kosuge, 1979)
  85. Species Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856)
  86. Species Babelomurex tosanus (Y. Hirase, 1908)
  87. Species Babelomurex tuberosus (Kosuge, 1980)
  88. Species Babelomurex tumidus (Kosuge, 1980)
  89. Species Babelomurex virginiae Kosuge & Oliverio, 2004
  90. Species Babelomurex wormaldi (A. W. B. Powell, 1971)
  91. Species Babelomurex yamatoensis Kosuge, 1986
  92. Species Babelomurex yumimarumae Kosuge, 1985
  93. Species Babelomurex basilium (Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  94. Subgenus Babelomurex (Babelomurex) Coen, 1922 accepted as Babelomurex Coen, 1922 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Babelomurex (Babelomurex) longispinosus (M. Suzuki, 1972) accepted as Babelomurex longispinosus (M. Suzuki, 1972)
  95. Subgenus Babelomurex (Echinolatiaxis) Kosuge, 1979 accepted as Babelomurex Coen, 1922 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Babelomurex (Echinolatiaxis) centimanus Kosuge, 1985 accepted as Babelomurex centimanus Kosuge, 1985 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Babelomurex (Echinolatiaxis) sibogae (Schepman, 1911) accepted as Pazinotus sibogae (Schepman, 1911)
    3. Species Babelomurex (Echinolatiaxis) squalida Kosuge, 1985 accepted as Babelomurex squalidus Kosuge, 1985 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet, and unaccepted subgenus)
  96. Subgenus Babelomurex (Laevilatiaxis) Kosuge, 1979 accepted as Babelomurex Coen, 1922 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Babelomurex (Laevilatiaxis) glaber Kosuge, 1998 accepted as Babelomurex glaber Kosuge, 1998
  97. Subgenus Babelomurex (Lamellatiaxis) T. Habe & Kosuge, 1970 accepted as Babelomurex Coen, 1922 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Babelomurex (Lamellatiaxis) habui (Azuma, 1971) accepted as Babelomurex habui (Azuma, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Babelomurex (Lamellatiaxis) miyokoae Kosuge, 1985 accepted as Babelomurex miyokoae Kosuge, 1985 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  98. Species Babelomurex asper (A. Adams, 1855) accepted as Coralliophila aspera (A. Adams, 1855)
  99. Species Babelomurex brugnonei Appolloni & Smriglio, 2024 † accepted as Babelomurex janianus (Cocconi, 1873) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  100. Species Babelomurex dellabellai (Brunetti, 2004) † accepted as Babelomurex janianus (Cocconi, 1873) †
  101. Species Babelomurex fearnleyi (W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965) accepted as Coralliophila fearnleyi (W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
  102. Species Babelomurex fusiformis (Rolland du Roquan, 1853) accepted as Babelomurex helenae (Azuma, 1973) (unaccepted > misapplication)
  103. Species Babelomurex gilli Kosuge, 1990 accepted as Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  104. Species Babelomurex hindsi [sic] accepted as Babelomurex hindsii (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  105. Species Babelomurex multispinosus (Shikama, 1966) accepted as Babelomurex spinosus (Y. Hirase, 1908) accepted as Babelomurex jeanneae D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984
  106. Species Babelomurex pagodus (A. Adams, 1853) sensu Hirase, 1934 accepted as Babelomurex spinosus (Y. Hirase, 1908) accepted as Babelomurex jeanneae D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984 (unaccepted > misapplication)
  107. Species Babelomurex perfectus (P. Fischer, 1883) accepted as Coralliophila squamosa (Bivona e Bernardi, 1838)
  108. Species Babelomurex spinosus (Y. Hirase, 1908) accepted as Babelomurex jeanneae D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984
  109. Species Babelomurex tectumsinensis [sic] accepted as Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, specific name is a noun, therefore invariable)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
(of Pseudomurex (Babelomurex) Coen, 1922) Coen, G. (1922). Del genere <i>Pseudomurex</i> (Monterosato, 1872). <em>Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano.</em> 61: 68–71, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57807517
page(s): 68 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Babelomurex Coen, 1922. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224949 on 2026-07-29
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2006-03-20 08:08:47Z
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Zamouri, Nedra
2010-01-27 19:11:38Z
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Gofas, Serge
2010-12-05 08:04:31Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2019-07-31 20:12:51Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of Tolema Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Tarantellaxis T. Habe, 1970) Habe, T. (1970). <i>Tarantellaxis</i> n. gen. et sp. (Rapidae, Gastropoda) from Japan. <em>Venus.</em> 29(3): 85-86., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/venusjjm/29/3/29_KJ00004341035/_article/-char/en [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Latiaxis (Lamellatiaxis) T. Habe & Kosuge, 1970) Habe T. & Kosuge S. (1970). Descriptions of new subgenus and species of <i>Latiaxis</i> from the South China Sea. <em>Venus.</em> 28(4): 182-185, figs 1-3.
page(s): 182 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Latiaxis (Echinolatiaxis) Kosuge, 1979) Kosuge, S. (1979). Descriptions of two new subgenus and seven new species of the genus <i>Latiaxis</i> (Gastropoda, Mollusca). <em>Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tōkyō.</em> 1(1): 3-8, pls 2-3. [30 May 1979].
page(s): 3 [details] 

original description (of Latiaxis (Laevilatiaxis) Kosuge, 1979) Kosuge, S. (1979). Descriptions of two new subgenus and seven new species of the genus <i>Latiaxis</i> (Gastropoda, Mollusca). <em>Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tōkyō.</em> 1(1): 3-8, pls 2-3. [30 May 1979].
page(s): 5 [details] 

original description (of Pseudomurex (Babelomurex) Coen, 1922) Coen, G. (1922). Del genere <i>Pseudomurex</i> (Monterosato, 1872). <em>Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano.</em> 61: 68–71, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57807517
page(s): 68 [details] 

original description (of Murex (Langfordia) Dall, 1924) Dall, W. H. (1924). Notes on molluscan nomenclature. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 37: 87-90., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34552611
page(s): 89 [details] 

original description (of Babelomurex (Laevilatiaxis) Kosuge, 1979) Kosuge, S. (1979). Descriptions of two new subgenus and seven new species of the genus <i>Latiaxis</i> (Gastropoda, Mollusca). <em>Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tōkyō.</em> 1(1): 3-8, pls 2-3. [30 May 1979]. [details] 

basis of record Oliverio, M. (2008). Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. <em>in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993).</em> 196: 481-585. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 519 [details] 
 
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