Vetulonia paucivaricosa
| Vetulonia paucivaricosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | (unassigned) |
| Genus: | Vetulonia |
| Species: | V. paucivaricosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Vetulonia paucivaricosa (Dautzenberg, 1889) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vetulonia paucivaricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 3.8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean in the bathyal zone of the Azores and off Portugal, found at depths between 250 m and 805 m.
References
- 1 2 Vetulonia paucivaricosa (Dautzenberg, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2013.
- Jeffreys, J. G. 1883. On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' Expeditions, 1868-1870. (Part VI). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883: 88-115, pls. 19-20.
- Dall, W. H. 1913. A new genus of Trochidae. Nautilus 27: 86-87
- Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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