Bathytoma helenae
Bathytoma helenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Bathytoma helenae | |
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Apertural view of Bathytoma helenae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Borsoniidae |
Genus: | Bathytoma |
Species: | B. helenae |
Binomial name | |
Bathytoma helenae Kilburn, 1974 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell reaches a length of 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.
References
- Bathytoma helenae Kilburn, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 August 2011.
- Kilburn, R.N. (1974) Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (3): Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae. Annals of the Natal Museum, 22, 187–220.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bathytoma helenae.
- "Parabathytoma helenae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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