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Bathybembix drakei

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Bathybembix drakei
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B. drakei
Binomial name
Bathybembix drakei
Dell, 1990 [1]

Bathybembix drakei is a species of deep-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]

Description

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The shell grows to a height of 23.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Drake Passage, Antarctica at a depth of 3400 m.

References

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  1. ^ Dell, R. K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca, with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin 27: iv + 311 pp
  2. ^ Bathybembix drakei Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2010.