Bathyxylophila excelsa
Bathyxylophila excelsa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Larocheidae, t[1]
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Shell of Bathyxylophila excelsa (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | 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.
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References
- 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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