Bathytoma cataphracta

Bathytoma cataphracta

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Bathytoma cataphracta

Bathytoma cataphracta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

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This extinct marine species was found in the Miocene of Denmark, Italy, Pakistan and in the Oligocene of Hungary

Length 1.5 cm; Miocene, Middle Serravallian, Langenfeldian; Gravel, pit Gro? Pampau near Schwarzenbek / Hamburg, Germany; Shell of own collection, therefore not geocoded. Dorsal, lateral (right side), ventral, back, and front view.For comparison see here

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Length 1.2 cm; Miocene, Twistringen layers; Twistringen, Germany; Shell of own collection, therefore not geocoded. Dorsal, lateral (right side), ventral, back, and front view.

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References

1. Bathytoma cataphracta Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathytoma_cataphracta

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