Bathytoma hokianga explained

Bathytoma hokianga is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.^[1]

Distribution

This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand .

References

• Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
• Laws, C.R. 1947 Tertiary mollusca from Hokianga District, North Auckland. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 76(4): 537-541

Notes and References

1. Marshall, B. (2015). Bathytoma hokianga Laws, 1947 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831598 on 2016-02-16