Bathytoma hedlandensis
Bathytoma hedlandensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Bathytoma hedlandensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Bathytoma |
| Species: | B. hedlandensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathytoma hedlandensis Tippett & Kosuge, 1994 | |
Description
The shell reaches a length of 45 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Port Hedland, Australia.
References
- Bathytoma hedlandensis Tippett & Kosuge, 1994. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 August 2011.
- Tippett, D.L. & Kosuge, S. (1994) Descriptions of a new species and a recently described species of the genus Bathytoma from the West Australia and the Philippines (Gastropoda Turridae). Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology Tokyo, 3, 19–21, pls. 8–9.
- Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308
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