Babylonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Babyloniidae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Babyloniidae |
| Genus: | Babylonia Schlüter, 1838[1] |
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Species
editAccording to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Babylonia:[3]
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Babylonia ambulacrum |
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Babylonia areolata |
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Babylonia canaliculata
(taxonomic status uncertain) |
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Babylonia feicheni |
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Babylonia formosae |
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Babylonia japonica |
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Babylonia lutosa |
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Babylonia pieroangelai |
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Babylonia spirata |
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Babylonia valentiana |
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Babylonia zeylanica |
The following species were brought into synonymy:[2]
- 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)
References
edit- ^ Schlüter (1838). Kurzg. syst. Verz. Conch., 18.
- ^ a b c Babylonia Schlüter, 1838. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ WoRMS : Babylonia; accessed : 29 December 2010
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Babylonia (genus).
- 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