Babylonia areolata

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Babylonia areolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Babyloniidae.[1]

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Babylonia areolata
Five views of a shell of Babylonia areolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
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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

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