MolluscaBase taxon details
Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912)
410863 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:410863)
accepted
Species
Latiaxis (Babelomurex) castaneotinctus Kosuge, 1980 · alternative representation
Latiaxis castaneotinctus Kosuge, 1980 · unaccepted
Latiaxis princeps Melvill, 1912 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Latiaxis princeps Melvill, 1912) Melvill, J. C. (1912). Descriptions of thirty-three new species of Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 10 (3): 240-254, pls 11-12., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15237219
page(s): 248, pl. 12, fig. 15 [details]
page(s): 248, pl. 12, fig. 15 [details]
Type locality contained in Persian Gulf
type locality contained in Persian Gulf [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
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original description
(of Latiaxis princeps Melvill, 1912) Melvill, J. C. (1912). Descriptions of thirty-three new species of Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 10 (3): 240-254, pls 11-12., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15237219
page(s): 248, pl. 12, fig. 15 [details]
original description (of Latiaxis castaneotinctus Kosuge, 1980) Kosuge, S. (1980). Descriptions of six new species of the genus <i>Latiaxis</i> from the Philippines Sea. <em>Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tōkyō.</em> 1(3): 41-45, pls 9-10. [29 February 1980]. [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): 539 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 248, pl. 12, fig. 15 [details]
original description (of Latiaxis castaneotinctus Kosuge, 1980) Kosuge, S. (1980). Descriptions of six new species of the genus <i>Latiaxis</i> from the Philippines Sea. <em>Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tōkyō.</em> 1(3): 41-45, pls 9-10. [29 February 1980]. [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): 539 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors





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To Conchology (Babelomurex princeps LARGE)
To Conchology (Babelomurex princeps)
To Malacopics (Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912) Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, Panglao Island, by tangle net, collected September 1997, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To Conchology (Babelomurex princeps GIANT)
To Conchology (Babelomurex princeps LARGE)
To Conchology (Babelomurex princeps)
To Malacopics (Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912) Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, Panglao Island, by tangle net, collected September 1997, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)