Zemiropsis papillaris
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Babyloniidae |
| Genus: | Zemiropsis |
| Species: | Z. papillaris |
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Zemiropsis papillaris (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) |
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Zemiropsis papillaris, common name : the spotted babylon, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Babyloniidae.
The spotted babylon has a plump shell, which varies in size between 33 mm and 50 mm. The shell has a smooth surface and is white with reddish-brown spots in an indistinct lattice pattern. The foot is spotted with vivid red.
This species is only found off the South African coast from False Bay to the eastern Transkei in 15-65m under water. It is endemic to this area.
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