Bathybembix
''Bathybembix'' is a genus of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eucyclidae. This genus was originally called ''Bembix'' by Robert B. Watson (, but as this was a junior homonym of '' Bembix'' Fabricius, 1775 ymenoptera it was declared invalid. It was renamed in 1893 by Crosse as ''Bathybembix'' Description The shell has a conical shape with a high spire. It is carinated and umbilicated. The base of the shell is inflated. The shell is covered with a thin, extremely persistent, smooth, fibrous epidermis, The epidermis swells up and becomes pustulated in water. The axis of the shell is perforated, and the columella is thin, reverted, and merely angulated in front. Species Species within the genus ''Bathybembix'' include: * '' Bathybembix abyssorum'' (Smith Smith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a ...
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