Bathybembix humboldti

Bathybembix humboldti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: 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 Calliotropidae.[2]

Description

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Chile.

References

External links

External identifiers for Bathybembix humboldti
Encyclopedia of Life 4795371
WoRMS 512108


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