Bathybembix bairdii

Bathybembix bairdii, common name Baird's top shell, is a species of deep-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eucyclidae.[1]

Bathybembix bairdii
Apertural view of shell of Bathybembix bairdii (Dall, 1889) with operculum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Eucyclidae
Genus:
Bathybembix
Species:
B. bairdii
Binomial name
Bathybembix bairdii
Dall, 1889
Synonyms
  • Solariella oxybasis Dall, 1890
  • Turcicula bairdii Dall, 1889 (original combination)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 38 mm and 50 mm.

Apertural view of shell of Bathybembix bairdii (Dall, 1889)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea to Chile at depths between 300 m and 1500 m.

References
  1. Bathybembix bairdii Dall, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 October 2010.
  • McLean J.H. (1996). The Prosobranchia. In: Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. The Mollusca Part 2 – The Gastropoda. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. volume 9: 1–160
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 60
  • "Bathybembix bairdii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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