Pleurotomella bathybia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Pleurotomella bathybia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pleurotomella |
| Species: | P. bathybia
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| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotomella bathybia Strebel, 1908
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off South Georgia Island & South Sandwich Islands at depths between 94 m - 310 m.
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pleurotomella bathybia Strebel, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197014 on 2019-09-07
- Strebel, Dr. H., die Gastropoden. In : Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901 — 1903 unter Leitung von Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld, Band VI, Lfg. 1. - Mit 6 Tafeln.
- Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
External links edit
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- Nordenskjèold, Otto (1920), Wissenchaftliche ergebnisse der Schwedischen sèudpolar-expedition 1901-1903; monograph Bd.6=Zoologie 2 (1920); tockholm : Lithographisches institut des Generalstabs, 1920 related/Analytical: Ergehnisse, Wissenschaftliche
- Griffiths, H.J.; Linse, K.; Crame, J.A. (2003). SOMBASE - Southern Ocean mollusc database: a tool for biogeographic analysis in diversity and evolution. Organisms Diversity and Evolution. 3: 207-213
- Diego G. Zelaya, Systematics and biogeography of marine gastropod molluscs from South Georgia; Spixiana volume: 28 pages: 109--139 date: 2005