Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Latiaxis (Babelomurex) santacruzensis (Emerson and D'Atilio, 1970) Keen, 1958; Kay, 1991). AMNH: 155901 (Holotype, type locality: Galapagos), 155902 (Paratype), 163364, USNM: 812847, LACM: 1234, CDRS: 868

Origin: Endemic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: (L. santacruzensis) Ecuador in Galapagos islands (Keen, 1958; Kay, 1991)

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