Abyssochrysos brasilianus

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Abyssochrysos brasilianus
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Shell of Abyssochrysos brasilianus (specimen at MNHN, paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Abyssochrysoidea
Family:
Abyssochrysidae
Genus:
Abyssochrysos
Species:
A. brasilianus
Binomial name
Abyssochrysos brasilianus
Bouchet, 1991 [1]
Synonyms [2]

Abyssochrysos brasilianumBouchet, 1991(incorrect gender ending)

Contents

Abyssochrysos brasilianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Abyssochrysidae. [2]

Distribution

continental slope off southeastern Brazil [1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 23.6 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 620 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 1540 m. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet P. (1991). "New records and new species of Abyssochrysos (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda). Journal of Natural History25(2): 305–313. doi:10.1080/00222939100770221.
  2. 1 2 Abyssochrysos brasilianus Bouchet, 1991 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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