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Bathybembix bairdii

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Bathybembix bairdii
Apertural view of shell of Bathybembix bairdii (Dall, 1889) with operculum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Calliotropidae
Genus:
Bathybembix
Species:
B. bairdii
Binomial name
Bathybembix bairdii
Dall, 1889
Synonyms

Bathymophila bairdii (Dall, 1889)

Bathybembix bairdii, common name Baird's top shell, is a species of deep-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliotropidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 38 mm and 50 mm.

Apertural view of shell of Bathybembix bairdii (Dall, 1889)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea to Chile at depths between 300 m and 1500 m.

References

  1. ^ Bathybembix bairdii Dall, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 October 2010.
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 60


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