''Seguenzia emmeles'' is a
species of extremely small deep water
sea snail
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Seguenziidae
Seguenziidae is a family of very small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Bouchet, P. (2012). Seguenziidae. Accessed through ...
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[Marshall, B. (2013). ''Seguenzia emmeles'' B.A. Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492371 on 2013-06-10][Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)]
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.55 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs on the
Norfolk Ridge, off New Caledonia.
References
* Marshall B.A. (1991).'' Mollusca Gastropoda : Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7''. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 150:41-109
External links
Marshall, B. A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda: Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A. 150: 41-109Encyclopedia of LifeWorld Register of Marine Species
emmeles
Gastropods described in 1991
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