I don't think that Murex tectumsinense Deshayes 1856 has nothing common with squamosa. In the original paper by Deshayes two species were described: M. tectumsinense and M. laceratum. The tectumsinense description matches very well the figures given for M. laceratsu, so many people suspected an exchange of drawings while composing plate 3 (see also CLEMAM database online). M. tectumsinense is indeed the same as Babelomurex gili Kosuge, 1990. By the way a note in this sense appeared few days ago on the last Issue of the Cossignani' zine. Enzo

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