Bathymophila Explained

Bathymophila is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.

Previously Bathymophila was brought under the subfamily Margaritinae, because of the resemblance of its shell with Margarites Gray, 1847

Description

The shell has a broad flattened columella, which has a blunt tooth, rough or granulated, at its end.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Bathymophila include:

• Bathymophila aages Vilvens, 2009
• Bathymophila alabida (B. A. Marshall, 1979)
• Bathymophila asphala Marshall, 1999
• Bathymophila bairdii (Dall, 1889)
• Bathymophila callomphala (Schepman, 1908)^[2]
• Bathymophila dawsoni (B. A. Marshall, 1979)
• Bathymophila diadema (B. A. Marshall, 1999)
• Bathymophila euspira (Dall, 1881)
• Bathymophila gravida Marshall, 1999
• Bathymophila micans (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896) ^[3]
• Bathymophila valentia Marshall, 1999

Species brought into synonymy:

• Bathymophila nitens (Dall, 1881):^[4] synonym of Bathymophila euspira (Dall, 1881)
• Bathymophila tenorioi Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006: synonym of Arxellia tenorioi (Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006) (original combination)

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/details/manualofconcholo111tryo Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
2. Bouchet, P. (2010). Bathymophila callomphala (Schepman, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547333 on 2011-03-22
3. Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896, Dragages effectue par l'Hirondelle et la Princess Alice. 479-480, pl.20, figs.13,14; Memoires de la Societe Zoologique de France v. 9
4. Dall 1881, Preliminary Report of dredgings by USS Blake 44, 102; Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College v. 9 p. 1-144