Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spiral babylon
Babylonia spirata
photo by Modi, Shuanak

Family:  Babyloniidae ()
Max. size:  4.94 cm SHH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 60 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:  Characterized by broad, ovately conical and moderately short shell; spire prominent and pointed; sutural canal conspicuous, wide and deep with angulate keel-like shoulder; body whorl somewhat flattened between the shoulder and above the periphery; aperture about half of shell height; umbilicus varying from wide open to completely closed. Ground colour white; blotches of varying shapes and sizes that are generally arranged in spiral bands, ranging from pinkish-orange to dark brown; periostracum thin, brown.
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 799.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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