''Bathybela'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". ''Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 39 ...
.
It has four described
species.
Species
Species within the genus ''Bathybela'' include:
* ''
Bathybela nudator
''Bathybela nudator'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The average length of the shell measures 50 mm and its diameter 17 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the A ...
''
(Locard, 1897)
* ''
Bathybela papyracea''
Waren & Bouchet, 2001
* ''
Bathybela tenelluna
''Bathybela tenelluna'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & ...
''
(Locard, 1897)
;Species brought in to synonymy:
* ''Bathybela costlowi''
Petuch, 1974: synonym of ''
Bathybela tenelluna
''Bathybela tenelluna'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & ...
''
(Locard, 1897)
* ''Bathybela oculifera''
Kantor, Yu.I. & A.V. Sysoev, 1986: synonym of ''
Gymnobela oculifera''
Kantor, Yu.I. & A.V. Sysoev, 1986
* ''Bathybela tenellunum'':
synonym of ''
Bathybela tenelluna
''Bathybela tenelluna'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & ...
''
(Locard, 1897)
References
External links
Dall W.H. (1918). Notes on the nomenclature of the mollusks of the family Turritidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 54: 313-333 Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda).'' Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308*
Raphitomidae
Gastropod genera
{{Raphitomidae-stub