Bathytoma profundis

Bathytoma profundis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Bathytoma profundis
Original drawing of a shell of Bathytoma lacertosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Bathytoma
Species:
B. profundis
Binomial name
Bathytoma profundis
(Laseron, 1954)
Synonyms[1]

Micantapex profundis Laseron, 1954

Description

The length of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria) and New Zealand.

References

  • Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1-56, pls 1-12.


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