Bathymophila micans

Bathymophila micans
Original drawing of a shell of Bathymophila micans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Solariellidae
Genus:	Bathymophila
Species:	B. micans
Binomial name
Bathymophila micans (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896)
Synonyms
Solariella micansDautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896

Bathymophila micans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The shell attains a height of 7 mm and a diameter of 7½ mm. The relatively thin shell is narrowly perforated and has a trochiform shape. Its white surface is highly lustrous with nacreous reflections. The conic spire occupies half the shell's length. It contains five slightly convex whorls, separated by a well-marked suture. At the top of each whorl, near the suture, there is a very narrow, decurrent zone with numerous longitudinal striae. These striae end at the zone's angle in a series of small tubercles. The remaining surface shows faint growth lines. At the base of the body whorl, a very subtle granular row borders the umbilical region. The aperture is subquadrangular. The broad columella is slightly arcuate and terminates with a blunt tooth. The outer lip is thin. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in European waters at bathyal depths (861 m to 1385 m) off the Azores and on the Galicia Bank in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. ^[4]

References

1. Bathymophila micans (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 18 December 2018.
2. S. Williams: Bathymophila micans
3. Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H. (1896). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888–1895. 1. Mollusques Gastropodes.; Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 9: 395–498, pl. 15–22 (described as Solariella micans)
4. Gofas, S. et al. (2021) The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean). European Journal of Taxonomy, 785: 1–114