Bivetopsia haemastoma explained

Bivetopsia haemastoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.^[1]

Description

The species grows to 15–20 mm.

Distribution

Endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

References

• Hemmen J. (2007) Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp. [With amendments and corrections taken from Petit R.E. (2012) A critique of, and errata for, Recent Cancellariidae by Jens Hemmen, 2007. Conchologia Ingrata 9: 1–8]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Bivetopsia haemastoma (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=608045 on 2015-06-07