Babylonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Babyloniidae.[2]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Babylonia:[3]

Image Binomial name
Babylonia ambulacrum
Babylonia areolata
Babylonia canaliculata

(taxonomic status uncertain)

Babylonia feicheni
Babylonia formosae
Babylonia japonica
Babylonia lutosa
Babylonia pieroangelai
Babylonia spirata
Babylonia valentiana
Babylonia zeylanica
Two live but retracted individuals of Babylonia japonica
A shell of Babylonia spirata


The following species were brought into synonymy:[2]

References

  • Altena C. O. van Regteren & Gittenberger E. (1981). "The genus Babylonia (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae)". Zoologische Verhandelingen 188: 1-57, + 11 pls. PDF.
  • Gittenberger E. & Goud J. (2003). "The genus Babylonia revisited (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Buccinidae)". Zoologische Verhandelingen 345: 151-162. PDF


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