Bathytoma helenae
Bathytoma helenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Bathytoma helenae | |
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| Apertural view of Bathytoma helenae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Bathytoma |
| Species: | B. helenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathytoma helenae Kilburn, 1974 | |
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Description
The shell reaches a length of 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.
References
- Bathytoma helenae Kilburn, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 August 2011.
- Kilburn, R.N. (1974) Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (3): Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae. Annals of the Natal Museum, 22, 187–220.
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