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.

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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