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Pleurotomella bathybia

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Pleurotomella bathybia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Pleurotomella
Species:
P. bathybia
Binomial name
Pleurotomella bathybia
Strebel, 1908
Synonyms[1]
  • Lorabela bathybia (Strebel, 1908)
  • Pleurotomella (Anomalotomella) bathybia Strebel, 1908· accepted, alternate representation

Pleurotomella bathybia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off South Georgia Island & South Sandwich Islands at depths between 94 m - 310 m.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pleurotomella bathybia Strebel, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197014 on 2019-09-07
  • Strebel, Dr. H., die Gastropoden. In : Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901 — 1903 unter Leitung von Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld, Band VI, Lfg. 1. - Mit 6 Tafeln.
  • Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
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