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Benthobia tornatilis

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Benthobia tornatilis
Shell of Benthobia tornatilis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Benthobiidae
Genus: Benthobia
Species:
B. tornatilis
Binomial name
Benthobia tornatilis
Simone, 2003[1]

Benthobia tornatilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Benthobiidae.[2]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs on the Lord Howe Rise in the Coral Sea.

References

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  • Simone, L. R., 2003. Revision of the genus Benthobia (Caenogastropoda, Pseudolividae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 69: 245–162