Bathytoma episoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Bathytoma episoma | |
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| Shell of Bathytoma episoma (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Bathytoma |
| Species: | B. episoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathytoma episoma Puillandre, Sysoev, Olivera, Couloux & Bouchet, 2010
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Bohol Sea, the Philippines.
Description edit
The height of this species varies between 55 mm and 80 mm.
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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)