Bathybembix humboldti
| Bathybembix humboldti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Bathybembix |
| Species: | B. humboldti |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathybembix humboldti Rehder, 1971[1] | |
Bathybembix humboldti, common name Humboldt's margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 55 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Chile.
References
- ↑ Rehder H.A. (1971) A molluscan faunule from 200 meters off Valparaiso, Chile, with descriptions of four new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83: 585-596. (9 February 1971). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Bathybembix humboldti Rehder, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512108 on 2013-04-14
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