Bathytoma haasti
Bathytoma haasti is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Bathytoma haasti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Bathytoma |
| Species: | B. haasti |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathytoma haasti (Hutton, 1877) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Clavatula haasti Hutton 1877 | |
Distribution
This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand .
Description
The height of the biconic shell varies between 35 mm and 55 mm.
References
- Marshall, B. (2015). Bathytoma haasti (Hutton, 1877) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831597 on 2016-02-14
- Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
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