Bathybembix bairdii
Bathybembix bairdii | |
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Apertural view of shell of Bathybembix bairdii (Dall, 1889) with operculum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
Family: | Calliotropidae |
Genus: | Bathybembix |
Species: | B. bairdii |
Binomial name | |
Bathybembix bairdii Dall, 1889 | |
Synonyms | |
Bathymophila bairdii (Dall, 1889) |
Bathybembix bairdii, common name Baird's top shell, is a species of deep-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliotropidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 38 mm and 50 mm.
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Apertural view of shell of Bathybembix bairdii (Dall, 1889)
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea to Chile at depths between 300 m and 1500 m.
References
- ↑ Bathybembix bairdii Dall, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 October 2010.
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 60
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