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Bathybembix humboldti

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Bathybembix humboldti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Bathybembix
Species:
B. humboldti
Binomial name
Bathybembix humboldti
Rehder, 1971[1]

Bathybembix humboldti, common name Humboldt's margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Chile.

References

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  • Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Bathybembix humboldti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.