Bathytoma neocaledonica
Bathytoma neocaledonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Bathytoma neocaledonica | |
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| Shell of Bathytoma neocaledonica (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Bathytoma |
| Species: | B. neocaledonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathytoma neocaledonica Puillandre, Sysoev, Olivera, Couloux & Bouchet, 2010 | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Southwestern Pacific off New Caledonia.
Description
The height of this species varies between 40 mm and 44 mm.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Bathytoma neocaledonica Puillandre, Sysoev, Olivera, Couloux & Bouchet, 2010. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536669 on 2016-02-15
- Puillandre N., Sysoev A.V., Olivera B.M., Couloux A. & Bouchet P. (2010) Loss of planktotrophy and speciation: geographical fragmentation in the deep-water gastropod genus Bathytoma (Gastropoda, Conoidea) in the western Pacific. Systematics and Biodiversity 8(3): 371-394
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