Morphology data of Babylonia formosae
Identification keys
Main Ref. Sabelli, B. and H.S. Feinberg (eds.), 1879
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis Shell: thin, light but not very fragile, spire, moderately high, elongated oval in appearance, convex whorls, with markedly caniculated suture; swelling at the base of the shell around the umbilicus; oval aperture has a tapered outer lip and an inner lip that has a callus confined to the posterior half, which covers part of the ventral surface of the last whorl; no sculpture, smooth and glossy surface; cream-colored base, darkish-brown spots in spiral rows arranged as axially broken bands; thin dark-brown periostracum covers the surface; operculum is horny, light chestnut with an apical nucleus. Body: well-developed foot, head has two tentacles with an eye at the base of each and one long retractile proboscis; mantle has a very long siphon; mantle cavity contains the gill, osphradium and in males the penis, behind the right tentacle; radula is rachioglossan.
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Babylonia formosae

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
spines     
soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
spines     
soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary (e.g. cnidaria)
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