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Babella affectuosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Babella
Species:
B. affectuosa
Binomial name
Babella affectuosa
(Yokoyama 1927)
Synonyms [1]
  • Babella affectuosa

Babella affectuosa 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]

Description

The shell is approximately 4.7 millimeters in size.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in seas near the coasts of the Philippines and surrounding minor islands.

References

  1. ^ a b 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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