Babylonia japonica
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| phylum | Mollusca | The Japanese Babylon (Babylonia japonica) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Babyloniidae. This marine species occurs off Korea, Japan, and Taiwan in the Western Pacific Ocean. The shell length varies between 40 mm and 85 mm. The shell is typically smooth, globose, and cream-colored, characterized by distinctive brown or reddish-brown spiral bands and spots. The shell interior is glossy white, and it possesses a characteristic siphonal groove at the base.
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| class | Gastropoda | |
| order | Neogastropoda | |
| family | Babyloniidae | |
| species | Babylonia japonica |