Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Babyloniidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Babylonia spirata, the Spiral Babylon, is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Babyloniidae, the type species of genus Babylonia.
Babylonia spirata, whose common name is the Spiral Babylon, is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Babyloniidae. This species is the type species of the genus Babylonia. It is similar in appearance to B. zeylanica. However, the whorl of B. spirata has a raised shoulder, which forms a channel-like structure around the spire.
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