Babylonia japonica

Babylonia japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Babyloniidae
Genus: Babylonia
Species: B. japonica
Binomial name
Babylonia japonica
Reeve, 1842
Synonyms
  • Eburna japonica Reeve, 1842 (original combination)

Babylonia japonica, common name the Japanese Babylon, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Babyloniidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

References

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