Bathytoma_bartrumi

<i>Bathytoma bartrumi</i>

Bathytoma bartrumi

Extinct species of gastropod

Bathytoma bartrumi is an extinct species of shallow marine sea snail in the family Borsoniidae.[1] The species B. bartrumi was discovered in 1939 by Laws.

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Distribution

Bathytoma bartrumi was endemic to the island country of New Zealand in sea weir and shallow sea environments.

Description

The height of the shell varies between 35  millimeters and 60  millimeters. Adults of the species Bathytoma bartrumi made locomotion by using their mucus-mediated slips. Bathytoma bartumi also had a body symmetry which was dextrally coiled.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Marshall, B. (2015). Bathytoma bartrumi Laws, 1939 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831594 on 14 February 2016
  2. [2]
    "Bathytoma bartrumi Laws 1939 verisi - Yaşam Ansiklopedisi". eol.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  • Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.


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