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Bathytoma prior

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Bathytoma prior
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Bathytoma
Species:
B. prior
Binomial name
Bathytoma prior
(Vella, 1954)
Synonyms[1]

Micapantex murdochi prior Vella, 1954

Bathytoma prior is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Distribution

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This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand .

Description

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The height of the shell attains 20 mm, its diameter 9 mm.

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Bathytoma prior (Vella, 1954) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831610 on 2016-02-22