Symmetromphalus hageni

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Symmetromphalus hageni
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S. hageni
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Symmetromphalus hageni
Beck, 1992 [1]

Symmetromphalus hageni is a species of sea snail in the family Neomphalidae. [2]

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Distribution

Symmetromphalus hageni lives in hot vent sites in the Bismarck Sea. [1]

Description

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References

  1. 1 2 Beck, L. A. (1992). "Symmetromphalus hageni sp. n., a new neomphalid gastropod (Prosobranchia: Neomphalidae) from hydrothermal vents at the Manus Back-Arc Basin (Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea)". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Serie B für Botanik und Zoologie 93: 243–257. JSTOR.
  2. Symmetromphalus hageni Beck, 1992 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 April 2010.