Epitonium babylonia (Tower Wentletrap)

Interesting Facts

Common Names in English:

Tower Wentletrap

Sculpture limited to axial ribs (except for a single spiral ridge near the base of the body whorl).

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Ptenoglossa () - J.E. Gray, 1853
        Superfamily: Epitonioidea () - S.S. Berry, 1910 (1812)
        Family: Epitoniidae () - S.S. Berry, 1910 (1812) - Wentletraps
        Genus: Epitonium () - P.F. Röding, 1798
        Subgenus: Marine ()
        Specific name: babylonia - (Dall, 1889)
        Scientific name: - Epitonium babylonia (Dall, 1889)

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

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Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
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Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.