Bathymophila is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.
Previously Bathymophila was brought under the subfamily Margaritinae, because of the resemblance of its shell with Margarites Gray, 1847
Description The shell has a broad flattened columella, which has a blunt tooth, rough or granulated, at its end.Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Species Species within the genus Bathymophila include: Bathymophila aages Vilvens, 2009 Bathymophila alabida (B. A. Marshall, 1979) Bathymophila asphala Marshall, 1999 Bathymophila bairdii (Dall, 1889) Bathymophila callomphala (Schepman, 1908)Bouchet, P. (2010). Bathymophila callomphala (Schepman, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547333 on 2011-03-22 Bathymophila dawsoni (B. A. Marshall, 1979) Bathymophila diadema (B. A. Marshall, 1999) Bathymophila euspira (Dall, 1881) Bathymophila gravida Marshall, 1999 Bathymophila micans (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896) Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896, Dragages effectue par l'Hirondelle et la Princess Alice. 479-480, pl.20, figs.13,14; Memoires de la Societe Zoologique de France v. 9 Bathymophila valentia Marshall, 1999 Species brought into synonymy Bathymophila nitens (Dall, 1881):Dall 1881, Preliminary Report of dredgings by USS Blake 44, 102; Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College v. 9 p. 1-144 synonym of Bathymophila euspira (Dall, 1881) Bathymophila tenorioi Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006: synonym of Arxellia tenorioi (Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006) (original combination)
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