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Babylonia zeylanica (Bruguiere, 1789)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Eburna zeylandica [sic]
   Babylonia zelandica [sic]
   Babylonia zeylandica [sic]
   Buccinum zeylanicum Bruguiere, 1789
   Eburna zeylanica (Bruguiere, 1789)
   Babylonia zeylanica (Bruguiere, 1789)
   Buccinum giratum Röding, 1798

Common Name

Ivory Shell p.155, pl.23, f.22      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Altena & Gittenberger, 1981: "Ceylon and the east-coast of India."

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanSri Lanka
     Altena, C. O. van Regteren & Gittenberger, E. 1981. p. 40 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Altena, C. O. van Regteren & Gittenberger, E. 1981. p. 40 

References

 Altena, C. O. van Regteren & Gittenberger, E. 1981. p.39 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Buccinoidea
                        Buccinidae
                          Buccininae
                            Babylonia Schluter, 1838
                              Babylonia zeylanica (Bruguiere, 1789)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=65541) created by benamy on 2002-03-05. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-05-05.