WoRMS taxon details
Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758)
456742 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:456742)
accepted
Species
Ancilla pallida Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
Babylonia hongkongensis P. C. Lai & S.-J. Guo, 2010 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Babylonia rubroaurantiaca T. Cossignani, 2023 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Babylonia semipicta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Babylonia spirata balinensis T. Cossignani, 2009 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Babylonia spirata var. alborubra Spalowsky, 1795 · unaccepted
Buccinum spiratum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Buccinum spiratum var. alborubra Spalowsky, 1795 · unaccepted
Eburna chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 · unaccepted
Eburna semipicta G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa canaliculata Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted
Nassa molliana Chemnitz, 1780 · unaccepted (Unavailable name: published in...)
Unavailable name: published in non-binominal work
- Subspecies Babylonia spirata balinensis T. Cossignani, 2009 accepted as Babylonia semipicta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) accepted as Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Babylonia spirata var. alborubra Spalowsky, 1795 accepted as Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Babylonia spirata var. chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) accepted as Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine
(of Buccinum spiratum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 739 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution The western Indian Ocean, ranging from Saudi Arabia and Oman in the west, along the coasts of India, the Maldives, and Sri...
Distribution The western Indian Ocean, ranging from Saudi Arabia and Oman in the west, along the coasts of India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. It is rarely collected in Thailand but it is more commonly found in eastern Indonesia, particularly off Bali and Java. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456742 on 2026-02-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Babylonia spirata balinensis T. Cossignani, 2009) Cossignani (2009). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 64 (3) : 31-32 [details]
original description (of Ancilla pallida Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Buccinum spiratum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 739 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Eburna chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842-1887). <i>Thesaurus Conchyliorum: Or monographs of genera of shells.</i> London, privately published: Vol. 1: p. 1-438, pl. 1-91 [cover date 1847]; vol. 2: p. 439 899, pl. 92-186 [cover date 1855]; vol. 3: p. 1-331, pl. 187-290 [cover date: 1866]; vol. 4 p. 1-110, pl. 292-423 [cover date 1880]; vol. 5: p. 1-305, pl. 424-517 [cover date 1887]. Publication dates after Petit (2009). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54562 [details]
original description (of Eburna semipicta G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842-1887). <i>Thesaurus Conchyliorum: Or monographs of genera of shells.</i> London, privately published: Vol. 1: p. 1-438, pl. 1-91 [cover date 1847]; vol. 2: p. 439 899, pl. 92-186 [cover date 1855]; vol. 3: p. 1-331, pl. 187-290 [cover date: 1866]; vol. 4 p. 1-110, pl. 292-423 [cover date 1880]; vol. 5: p. 1-305, pl. 424-517 [cover date 1887]. Publication dates after Petit (2009). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54562 [details]
original description (of Nassa canaliculata Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 224. [details]
original description (of Buccinum spiratum var. alborubra Spalowsky, 1795) Spalowsky, J. J. N. A. (1795). Prodromus in systema historicum testaceorum. Vorschmack einer vollständigen systematischen Geschichte der Schalthiergehäuse, Wien, printed by Ignaz Alberti's Wittwe. iv, 88 pp., pls 1-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40430140
page(s): 39, pl. 6 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Babylonia hongkongensis P. C. Lai & S.-J. Guo, 2010) Lai P.C. & Guo S.-J. (2010) New species of ivory shell - <i>Babylonia hongkongensis</i> (Lai and Guo, 2010) (Mollusca: Babyloniidae). <i>Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan</i>, 34: 37-44. [details]
original description (of Babylonia rubroaurantiaca T. Cossignani, 2023) Cossignani, T. (2023). <i>Babylonia rubroaurantiaca</i> sp. n. dall'India. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 119: 23-25. [details]
basis of record Nolf, F. & Hubrecht, S. (2025). The variability of <i>Babylonia spirata</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Babyloniidae), and perspectives on the taxonomic status of <i>Babylonia semipicta</i> (G.B. Sowerby II, 1866). <em>Neptunea.</em> 18(2): 1-22.
page(s): 1, pl. 1 figs 1-6, pl. 2 figs 7-10, pl. 3 figs 11-17, pl. 4 figs 18-25, pl. 5 figs 26-31 [details]
original description (of Ancilla pallida Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Buccinum spiratum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 739 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Eburna chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842-1887). <i>Thesaurus Conchyliorum: Or monographs of genera of shells.</i> London, privately published: Vol. 1: p. 1-438, pl. 1-91 [cover date 1847]; vol. 2: p. 439 899, pl. 92-186 [cover date 1855]; vol. 3: p. 1-331, pl. 187-290 [cover date: 1866]; vol. 4 p. 1-110, pl. 292-423 [cover date 1880]; vol. 5: p. 1-305, pl. 424-517 [cover date 1887]. Publication dates after Petit (2009). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54562 [details]
original description (of Eburna semipicta G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842-1887). <i>Thesaurus Conchyliorum: Or monographs of genera of shells.</i> London, privately published: Vol. 1: p. 1-438, pl. 1-91 [cover date 1847]; vol. 2: p. 439 899, pl. 92-186 [cover date 1855]; vol. 3: p. 1-331, pl. 187-290 [cover date: 1866]; vol. 4 p. 1-110, pl. 292-423 [cover date 1880]; vol. 5: p. 1-305, pl. 424-517 [cover date 1887]. Publication dates after Petit (2009). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54562 [details]
original description (of Nassa canaliculata Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 224. [details]
original description (of Buccinum spiratum var. alborubra Spalowsky, 1795) Spalowsky, J. J. N. A. (1795). Prodromus in systema historicum testaceorum. Vorschmack einer vollständigen systematischen Geschichte der Schalthiergehäuse, Wien, printed by Ignaz Alberti's Wittwe. iv, 88 pp., pls 1-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40430140
page(s): 39, pl. 6 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Babylonia hongkongensis P. C. Lai & S.-J. Guo, 2010) Lai P.C. & Guo S.-J. (2010) New species of ivory shell - <i>Babylonia hongkongensis</i> (Lai and Guo, 2010) (Mollusca: Babyloniidae). <i>Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan</i>, 34: 37-44. [details]
original description (of Babylonia rubroaurantiaca T. Cossignani, 2023) Cossignani, T. (2023). <i>Babylonia rubroaurantiaca</i> sp. n. dall'India. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 119: 23-25. [details]
basis of record Nolf, F. & Hubrecht, S. (2025). The variability of <i>Babylonia spirata</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Babyloniidae), and perspectives on the taxonomic status of <i>Babylonia semipicta</i> (G.B. Sowerby II, 1866). <em>Neptunea.</em> 18(2): 1-22.
page(s): 1, pl. 1 figs 1-6, pl. 2 figs 7-10, pl. 3 figs 11-17, pl. 4 figs 18-25, pl. 5 figs 26-31 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Yen, Y.-H. [Yu-Hsiu]; Joseph, J.; Liu, S.-Y. [Shang-Yin Vanson]. (2024). Delimiting species boundaries within the Babyloniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) using multi-locus phylogenetic analysis. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 54(1): 17-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12694 [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Regteren Altena, C. O. van & Gittenberger, E. (1981). The genus <i>Babylonia</i> (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen 188. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen 188.</em> 1-57, pls 1-11., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/155429
page(s): 34 [details]
additional source Fraussen K. & Stratmann D. (2013) <i>The family Babyloniidae</i>. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 96 pp., pls 1-48. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 34 [details]
additional source Fraussen K. & Stratmann D. (2013) <i>The family Babyloniidae</i>. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Harxheim: Conchbooks. 96 pp., pls 1-48. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution The western Indian Ocean, ranging from Saudi Arabia and Oman in the west, along the coasts of India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. It is rarely collected in Thailand but it is more commonly found in eastern Indonesia, particularly off Bali and Java. [details]
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Eburna semipicta G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Babylonia spirata)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum spiratum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To Malacopics (Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758) India, Tamil Nadu, Cuddalore, by dredging, colle...
To Malacopics (Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia, Jawa, Jawa Barat, by trawling, at 60-...
To Malacopics (Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758) Oman, Gulf of Oman, ex coll. A.F. de Jong .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Eburna semipicta G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Babylonia spirata)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum spiratum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To Malacopics (Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758) India, Tamil Nadu, Cuddalore, by dredging, colle...
To Malacopics (Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia, Jawa, Jawa Barat, by trawling, at 60-...
To Malacopics (Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758) Oman, Gulf of Oman, ex coll. A.F. de Jong .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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