Seguenzia textilis

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Seguenzia textilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Seguenzia
Species:
S. textilis
Binomial name
Seguenzia textilis
B. A. Marshall, 1983

Seguenzia textilis, commonly known as a marine snail [1] , is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae. [2] [3]

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Description

The height of their translucent, nacreous, white shell attains 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand in the Tasman Basin and off the Aldermen Islands at depths between 570 m and 846 m.

History

Seguenzia textilis was collected by RV Tangaroa in 1981 but was first identified by Dr Bruce Marshall in 2002. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  2. ↑ Marshall, B. (2013). Seguenzia textilis B.A. Marshall, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492386 on 2013-06-10
  3. ↑ "Seguenzia textilis - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". conchology.be. Retrieved 2025-05-02.


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