''Thalassocyon wareni'' is a
species
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of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
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
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in the
family
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Thalassocyonidae
Thalassocyonidae is a family of sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha.
Genera
The only two genera within the family Thalassocyonidae are:
* '' Distorsionella'' Beu, 1978
* ''Thalassocyon
''Thalassocyon'' is a ...
.
Description
The length of the shell attains 24.4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean Abyssal Province and off the
Saint Paul Island in the
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (french: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) is an Overseas Territory (french: Territoire d'outre-mer or ) of France. It consists of:
# Adélie Land (), the French claim on the continent ...
.
References
* Riedel F. (2000) Ursprung und Evolution der höheren Caenogastropoda. Berliner geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, E 32: 1-240, 21 pl.
* Verhaeghe, M. & Poppe, G.T. (2000) A Conchological Iconography 3: The family Ficidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks
Thalassocyonidae
Gastropods described in 2000
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