Babella gloria

Babella gloria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of twelve known species within the Babella genus of Gastropods.[1]

Babella gloria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Babella
Species:
B. gloria
Binomial name
Babella gloria
(Nomura, S., 1938)
Synonyms[1]
  • Babella gloria

Description

The shell size ranges from being as minute as 3 mm to as large as 4.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species lies off the coast of the Philippines and other surrounding minor islands.

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References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Babella affectuosa (Yokoyama, 1927). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588303 on 2012-12-12


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