Bathymophila asphala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[2]
| Bathymophila asphala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Bathymophila |
| Species: | B. asphala
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathymophila asphala Marshall, 1999[1]
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Description
editThe diameter of the shell attains 8.2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis 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.
References
edit- ^ Marshall (1999). The Nautilus 113 (1) : 4–42. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Bathymophila asphala Marshall, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.