Fluxinella lenticulosa
| Fluxinella lenticulosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Fluxinella |
| Species: | F. lenticulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Fluxinella lenticulosa Marshall, 1983 | |
Fluxinella lenticulosa is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1]
Description
The height of the thin, white shell attains 2.3 mm. It is strongly depressed with a width of 6.85 mm. It is umbilicate and translucent nacreous.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand found at depths between 800 m and 1,000 m.
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2013). Fluxinella lenticulosa Marshall, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492395 on 2013-06-10
- ↑ Marshall, B.A. 1983: Recent and Tertiary Seguenziidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the New Zealand region. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 10: 235-262
External links
| External identifiers for Fluxinella lenticulosa | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 15757238 |
| WoRMS | 492395 |
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