Bathytoma consors Puillandre, Sysoev, Olivera, Couloux & Bouchet 2010

Bathytoma consors is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Southwestern Pacific off the Solomon Islands.

Description

The height of this species attains 46 mm. The shell is off-white in color with brown stripes spiraling up the shell. the shell of Bathytoma consors is rough to the touch with the shell being bumpy similar to other species of its genus.

References

• Puillandre N., Sysoev A.V., Olivera B.M., Couloux A. & Bouchet P. (2010) Loss of planktotrophy and speciation: geographical fragmentation in the deep-water gastropod genus Bathytoma (Gastropoda, Conoidea) in the western Pacific. Systematics and Biodiversity 8(3): 371-394