Abyssochrysos xouthos

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Abyssochrysos xouthos
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A. xouthos
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Abyssochrysos xouthos
Killeen & Oliver, 2000 [1]

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

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Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Oman.

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References

  1. Killeen I. J. & Oliver P. G. (2000). "A new species of Abyssochrysos (Gastropoda: Loxonematoidea) from the Oman margin". Journal of Molluscan Studies66(1): 95–98. doi:10.1093/mollus/66.1.95
  2. Abyssochrysos xouthos Killeen & Oliver, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 May 2010.