Babylonia areolata (original) (raw)
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Species of gastropod
| Babylonia areolata | |
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| Five views of a shell of Babylonia areolata | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Babyloniidae |
| Genus: | Babylonia |
| Species: | B. areolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Babylonia areolata(Link, 1807) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Babylonia areolata f. austraoceanensis Lan, 1997 Babylonia lani Gittenberger & Goud, 2003 Babylonia magnifica Fraussen & Stratmann, 2005 Babylonia tessellata (Swainson, 1823) Buccinum areolatum Link, 1807 (original combination) Buccinum maculosum Röding, 1798 (Invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum maculosum Martyn, 1784) Eburna chemnitziana Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 Eburna tessellata Swainson, 1823 |
Babylonia areolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Babyloniidae.[1]
Fragrant snails with tamarind is a delicacy in Vietnam
Brown sections over a white shell.
This marine species occurs from off Taiwan to the Indian Ocean.[2]
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Babylonia areolata (Link, 1807). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475109 on 2015-09-21
- ^ Tadashige Habe & Sadao Kosuge (1965) Babylonia areolata In: Shells of the World in Colour Vol.II The Tropical Pacific. Hoikusha. 59 p., pl 21
- Fraussen K. & Stratmann D. (2013) The family Babyloniidae. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 96 pp., pls 1–48.
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