Bathyxylophila excelsa

Bathyxylophila excelsa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Larocheidae, t[1]

Bathyxylophila excelsa
Shell of Bathyxylophila excelsa (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Scissurelloidea
Family: Larocheidae
Genus: Bathyxylophila
Species:
B. excelsa
Binomial name
Bathyxylophila excelsa
B. A. Marshall, 1988

It was originally placed in the subfamily Skeneinae of the family Turbinidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in bathyal zone off New Zealand.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Bathyxylophila excelsa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598285 on 2012-09-01


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