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Bathytoma belaeformis

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Bathytoma belaeformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Bathytoma belaeformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell is 23 mm

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Cape Point, Republic of South Africa.

References

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  • Sowerby, G. B. III, 1903. Mollusca of South Africa. Mar. Invest. S. Afr. 2: 213-232.
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  • "Micantapex belaeformis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.