Bathymophila asphala

Bathymophila asphala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Bathymophila
Species: B. asphala
Binomial name
Bathymophila asphala
Marshall, 1999[1]

Bathymophila asphala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[2]

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 8.2 mm. Template:Exapnd section

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Norfolk Island and the Three Kings Islands at depths between 326 m and 757 m.

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