''Bathybembix'' is a
genus
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of deep-water
sea snails,
marine gastropod molluscs in the
family
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Eucyclidae
Eucyclidae is a family of gastropods in the superfamily Seguenzioidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Eucyclidae include:
* '' Amberl ...
.
This genus was originally called ''Bembix'' by
Robert B. Watson
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(, 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
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. 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
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His ' in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture, together with the ...
is thin, reverted, and merely angulated in front.
Species
Species within the genus ''Bathybembix'' include:
* ''
Bathybembix abyssorum''
(Smith
Smith may refer to:
People
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
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** List of people w ...
, 1891)
* ''
Bathybembix aeola''
( Watson, 1879)
* ''
Bathybembix bairdii''
(Dall
Dall may refer to:
People
* Anders Bendssøn Dall (died 1607), Danish Lutheran bishop
* Bobby Dall (born 1963), American musician
* Caroline Healey Dall (1822–1912), American feminist writer
*Clarrie Dall (1887–1953), Australian footballer
* C ...
, 1889)
* ''
Bathybembix delicatula''
Dall
Dall may refer to:
People
* Anders Bendssøn Dall (died 1607), Danish Lutheran bishop
* Bobby Dall (born 1963), American musician
* Caroline Healey Dall (1822–1912), American feminist writer
*Clarrie Dall (1887–1953), Australian footballer
* C ...
, 1990
* ''
Bathybembix drakei''
Dall
Dall may refer to:
People
* Anders Bendssøn Dall (died 1607), Danish Lutheran bishop
* Bobby Dall (born 1963), American musician
* Caroline Healey Dall (1822–1912), American feminist writer
*Clarrie Dall (1887–1953), Australian footballer
* C ...
, 1990
* ''
Bathybembix galapagana''
(Dall
Dall may refer to:
People
* Anders Bendssøn Dall (died 1607), Danish Lutheran bishop
* Bobby Dall (born 1963), American musician
* Caroline Healey Dall (1822–1912), American feminist writer
*Clarrie Dall (1887–1953), Australian footballer
* C ...
, 1908)
* ''
Bathybembix humboldti''
Rehder, 1971
* ''
Bathybembix macdonaldi''
(Dall
Dall may refer to:
People
* Anders Bendssøn Dall (died 1607), Danish Lutheran bishop
* Bobby Dall (born 1963), American musician
* Caroline Healey Dall (1822–1912), American feminist writer
*Clarrie Dall (1887–1953), Australian footballer
* C ...
, 1890)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Bathybembix ceratophora''
(Dall
Dall may refer to:
People
* Anders Bendssøn Dall (died 1607), Danish Lutheran bishop
* Bobby Dall (born 1963), American musician
* Caroline Healey Dall (1822–1912), American feminist writer
*Clarrie Dall (1887–1953), Australian footballer
* C ...
, 1896) accepted as ''
Calliotropis ceratophora''
(Dall, 1896)
* B''athybembix equatorialis''
(Dall
Dall may refer to:
People
* Anders Bendssøn Dall (died 1607), Danish Lutheran bishop
* Bobby Dall (born 1963), American musician
* Caroline Healey Dall (1822–1912), American feminist writer
*Clarrie Dall (1887–1953), Australian footballer
* C ...
, 1896) accepted as ''
Calliotropis equatorialis''
(Dall, 1896)
References
* Watson R. B. (1878-1883). ''Mollusca of H. M. S. Challenger Expedition''. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 14: 506–529, 586–605, 692-716
878-1879 15: 87–126, 217–230, 245, 274, 388, 412, 413–455, 457, 475
880-1881
88 may refer to:
* 88 (number)
* one of the years 88 BC, AD 88, 1888 CE, 1988 CE, 2088 CE, etc.
* "88", a song by Sum 41 from '' Chuck''
* "88", a song by The Cool Kids from '' The Bake Sale''
* The 88, an American indie rock band
* ''The 8 ...
16: 247–254, 324–343, 358–372, 373–392, 494-611
882-1883 17: 26–40, 112–130, 284–293, 319–340, 341-346
* Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) ''The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands''. Visaya Supplement 2: 1–228. page(s): 55
External links
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Eucyclidae