Carenzia ornata

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Carenzia ornata
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Shell of Carenzia ornata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Carenzia
Species:
C. ornata
Binomial name
Carenzia ornata
Marshall, 1991

Carenzia ornata is a species [1] of small deep water sea snail [2] in the family Seguenziidae. [1]

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia. [1] The holotype was obtained from depths between 2,100 and 2,650 m (6,890 and 8,690 ft). [2]

Description

The shell measures 3.6 mm (0.14 in) in width and is markedly wider than it is high; the specimen might be immature. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Carenzia ornata Marshall, 1991". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Marshall, B.A. (1991). "Mollusca Gastropoda: Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7". Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 150: 41–109 [83].
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