Turris babylonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Babylonia turrid
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Turridae (turrids)
Max. size:  10 cm ShH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: from Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines; north to Japan and south to Indonesia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Incidentally collected in shrimp trawls (Ref. 349). Found in shallow subtidal zone on rocks and sand (Ref. 100442).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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