Bathymophila gravida

Bathymophila gravida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Solariellidae
Genus:Bathymophila
Species: B. gravida
Binomial name
Bathymophila gravida
(Marshall, 1999)[1]

Bathymophila gravida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[2]

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs at the Three Kings Rise at depths between 1082 m and 1570 m.

References

  1. ↑ Marshall (1999). The Nautilus 113 (1) : 4-42. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Bathymophila gravida Marshall, 1999.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.

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