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Bathybembix bairdii

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Bathybembix bairdii
Apertural view of shell of Bathybembix bairdii (Dall, 1889) with operculum
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B. bairdii
Binomial name
Bathybembix bairdii
Dall, 1889
Synonyms
  • Solariella oxybasis Dall, 1890
  • Turcicula bairdii Dall, 1889 (original combination)

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]

Description

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

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

Distribution

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

References

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  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
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  • "Bathybembix bairdii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.