Babylonia (gastropod)

Babylonia
Apical view of a shell of Babylonia areolata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Babyloniidae
Genus:	Babylonia Schlüter, 1838
Synonyms
Eburna (Babylonia) Schlüter, 1838 Galanthis Gistel, 1848 Latrunculus Gray, 1847 (Objective synonym, with the same type species) Peridipsaccus Rovereto, 1900

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

Species

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

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:

• Babylonia habei van Regteren Altena & Gittenberger, 1981
• Babylonia hongkongensis Lai & Guo, 2010
• Babylonia lani Gittenberger & Goud, 2003
• Babylonia magnifica Fraussen & Stratmann, 2005
• Babylonia pallida Kira, 1959
• Babylonia pallida Hirase, 1934
• Babylonia papillaris (Sowerby I, 1825)
• Babylonia pintado Kilburn, 1971
• Babylonia pulchrelineata Kilburn, 1973
• Babylonia rosadoi Bozzetti, 1998
• Babylonia tessellata (Swainson, 1823)

External links

• 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