Babelomurex lischkeanus

Babelomurex lischkeanus, otherwise known as the Australian coral shell^[1] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[2]

Babelomurex lischkeanus
A shell of Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882) and operculum, measuring 38.5 mm in length, trawled at 40 fathoms off Tosa Bay, Shikoku, in Japan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Babelomurex
Species:	B. lischkeanus
Binomial name
Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882)
Synonyms
Latiaxis lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882) Rapana lischkeana Dunker, 1882 (basionym) Tolema australis Laseron, 1955 Tolema peregrina Powell, 1947

Description

The sea snail is most commonly seen with a pure white shell, that is somewhat jagged. The shell is approximately 50 mm (2 in) in length at adult size.^[3]

Distribution

The seas snail is found along the Eastern coast of Australia, from Tasmania to the Southern parts of Queensland.^[4]