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
  1. Bathytoma belaeformis (Sowerby III, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 August 2011.
  • 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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