Bathymophila micans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.S. Williams: Bathymophila micans
Description The shell attains a height of 7 mm and a diameter of 7½ mm. The relatively thin shell is narrowly perforated and has a trochiform shape. Its white surface is highly lustrous with nacreous reflections. The conic spire occupies half the shell's length. It contains five slightly convex whorls, separated by a well-marked suture. At the top of each whorl, near the suture, there is a very narrow, decurrent zone with numerous longitudinal striae. These striae end at the zone's angle in a series of small tubercles. The remaining surface shows faint growth lines. At the base of the body whorl, a very subtle granular row borders the umbilical region. The aperture is subquadrangular. The broad columella is slightly arcuate and terminates with a blunt tooth. The outer lip is thin.Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H. (1896). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888–1895. 1. Mollusques Gastropodes.; Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 9: 395–498, pl. 15–22 (described as Solariella micans)
Distribution This marine species occurs in European waters at bathyal depths (861 m to 1385 m) off the Azores and on the Galicia Bank in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.Gofas, S. et al. (2021) The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean). European Journal of Taxonomy, 785: 1–114
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