Babylonia perforata
| Babylonia perforata | |
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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 |
| Species: | B. perforata
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| Binomial name | |
| Babylonia perforata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870)
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| Synonyms | |
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Eburna perforata G.B. Sowerby II, 1870 | |
Babylonia perforata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Babyloniidae.[1] It has been named after Italian journalist Piero Angela.
Subspecies
[edit]- Babylonia perforata perforata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870) : synonyms = Eburna perforata G.B. Sowerby II, 1870
- Babylonia perforata pieroangelai Cossigniani, 2008 : synonyms = Babylonia pieroangelai Cossignani, 2008
Description
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Distribution
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References
[edit]- ^ Babylonia perforata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 August 2010.
- Sowerby, G.B. Jr. (1870). Descriptions of Forty-eight new Species of Shells. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1870): 249–259
- 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
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links
[edit]- Taibnet.sinica: Babylonia perforata
- Altena C.O. van Regteren & Gittenberger E. (1981) The genus Babylonia (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen 188: 1–57, + 11 pls