Bathytoma episoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Bathytoma episoma | |
---|---|
Shell of Bathytoma episoma (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Borsoniidae |
Genus: | Bathytoma |
Species: | B. episoma
|
Binomial name | |
Bathytoma episoma Puillandre, Sysoev, Olivera, Couloux & Bouchet, 2010
|
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Bohol Sea, the Philippines.
Description
editThe height of this species varies between 55 mm and 80 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2016) |
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Bathytoma episoma 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=536661 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
External links
edit- "Bathytoma episoma". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- MNHN, Paris: Bathytoma episoma (holotype)