Bathybembix macdonaldi

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Bathybembix macdonaldi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Bathybembix
Species:
B. macdonaldi
Binomial name
Bathybembix macdonaldi
(Dall, 1890)

Bathybembix macdonaldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae. [1]

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Sea snail common name for snails that normally live in saltwater

Sea snail is a common name for snails that normally live in salt water, in other words marine gastropods. The taxonomic class Gastropoda also includes snails that live in other habitats, such as land snails and freshwater snails. Many species of sea snails are edible and exploited as food sources by humans.

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Ecuador to Chile.

Ecuador Republic in South America

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland. The capital city is Quito and the largest city as well.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Bathybembix macdonaldi (Dall, 1890). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512109 on 2013-04-14