| Bathytoma pacifica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Bathytoma |
| Species: | B. pacifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathytoma pacifica Squires 2001 | |
Bathytoma pacifica is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae. [1]
This extinct marine species was endemic to the Eocene of Southern California in the age range between 55.8 Ma to 48.6 Ma.
This species is considered an epifaunal carnivore.
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