Bathytoma belaeformis

Bathytoma belaeformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Bathytoma belaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Bathytoma
Species:
B. belaeformis
Binomial name
Bathytoma belaeformis
(Sowerby III, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
  • Micantapex belaeformis (G.B. Sowerby III, 1903)
  • Pleurotoma (Genotia) belaeformis Sowerby III, 1903

Description

The length of the shell is 23 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cape Point, Republic of South Africa.

References

  • Sowerby, G. B. III, 1903. Mollusca of South Africa. Mar. Invest. S. Afr. 2: 213-232.
  • "Micantapex belaeformis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.


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