Bathyxylophila excelsa
| Bathyxylophila excelsa | |
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| Shell of Bathyxylophila excelsa (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Scissurelloidea |
| Family: | Larocheidae |
| Genus: | Bathyxylophila |
| Species: | B. excelsa
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathyxylophila excelsa B. A. Marshall, 1988
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Bathyxylophila excelsa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Larocheidae, t[1]
It was originally placed in the subfamily Skeneinae of the family Turbinidae.
Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in bathyal zone off New Zealand.
References[edit]
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Bathyxylophila excelsa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598285 on 2012-09-01
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