Bathytoma_wairarapaensis

<i>Bathytoma wairarapaensis</i>

Bathytoma wairarapaensis

Extinct species of gastropod

Bathytoma wairarapaensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1] As the species name implies, it was described from the Wairarapa.

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Distribution

This extinct marine species was found from fossils endemic to New Zealand. The fossils date back to the end of the Cenozoic era.

Description

The length of the shell attains 27 mm, its diameter 15.5 mm.

References

  1. [1]
    Marshall, B. (2015). Marshall, B. (2015). Bathytoma wairarapaensis Vella, 1954 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831600 on 2016-02-22


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