Eratasthelys corona

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Eratasthelys corona
Eratasthelys corona (MNHN-IM-2000-2251).jpeg
Shell of Eratasthelys corona (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Asthelysinae
Genus: Eratasthelys
Species:
E. corona
Binomial name
Eratasthelys corona
Marshall, 1991

Eratasthelys corona is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 6.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia .

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References

  1. WoRMS (2012). Eratasthelys corona. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492312 on 2013-04-14
  2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)