Species of gastropod
Babylonia areolata
Five views of a shell of Babylonia areolata
Scientific classification
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 species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Babyloniidae .[ 1]
Description
Fragrant snails with tamarind is a delicacy in Vietnam Brown sections over a white shell.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from off Taiwan to the Indian Ocean .[ 2]
References
^ 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.
External links
Babylonia areolata at Wikimedia Commons
