Zemiropsis papillaris Spotted Babylon

Zemiropsis papillaris is commonly referred to as Spotted Babylon. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17309 

AphiaID:

549887 

Scientific:

Zemiropsis papillaris 

German:

Gefleckte Babylon 

English:

Spotted Babylon 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Babyloniidae (Family) > Zemiropsis (Genus) > papillaris (Species) 

Initial determination:

(G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1825 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

25 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

1.18" - 1.97" (3,3cm - 5,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Snails 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Zemiropsis demertziae
• 
  Zemiropsis papillaris
  Gefleckte Babylon
• Zemiropsis pintado
• Zemiropsis pulchrelineata
• Zemiropsis rosadoi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-03-15 20:33:08 

Last edit:

2025-03-15 20:43:33 

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