Bathymophila micans
Species of gastropod
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Bathymophila micans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1][2]
| Bathymophila micans | |
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| 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 | |
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Solariella micans Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896 | |
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]
