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Babelomurex scalariformis
Babelomurex scalariformis, common name the staircase coralsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
From the article Babelomurex scalariformis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
(Original description) The shell is ovate, scalariform, umbilicate, and white. The whorls are decussated, angulate-carinate above, and flat on their upper surface. The spire is exserted. The aperture is rounded, and the inner margin of the outer lip is grooved.
Range & habitat
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea off Martinique and Guadeloupe.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1415586.