Turris babylonia
| Turris babylonia | |
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| A shell of Turris babylonia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Subfamily: | Turrinae |
| Genus: | Turris |
| Species: | T. babylonia |
| Binomial name | |
| Turris babylonia (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Turris babylonia, common name: the Babylon turrid or tower turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
Synonyms
- Lophiotoma babylonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Murex babylonius Linne, 1758
- Pleurotoma babylonia Linnaeus, 1758
- Pleurotoma raffrayi Tapparone-Canefri, C.E., 1878
- Turris assyria Olivera, Seronay & Fedosov, 2010
- Turris imperfecti Röding, 1798
- Turris nobilis Röding, 1798
- Turris pulchra Röding, 1798
- Turris tornatum Röding, 1798
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Timor; in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin.[2][3]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 63 mm and 100 mm.[2] The shell shows somewhat angular whorls, caused by the greater prominence of one of the revolving ribs. Its sculpture shows large revolving ribs, with intermediate raised lines. The color of the shell is whitish, with large dark brown or nearly black spots upon the ribs.[4]
Habitat
These tropical benthic gastropods can be found in subtidal zone on rocks and sand.[5][6]
Biology
Embryos of Turris babylonia develop into free-swimming planktonic marine larvae (trocophore) and later into juvenile veligers. Adults feed on marine worms chased by means of their venom, similarly to the cone snails.[5][6]
Bibliography
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 103
- Olivera B.M., Seronay R.A. & Fedosov A.E. (2010) Turris babylonia; re-evaluation of a species complex and description of Turris assyria, new species. Philippine Science Letters 3:46-58
- Kilburn R.N., Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1-58.
References
- 1 2 Turris babylonia (Linne, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 July 2011.
- 1 2 Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
- ↑ Discover Life
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology VI, p. 168; 1884
- 1 2 The Cone Snails
- 1 2 Sealife Base