Tentaoculus georgianus

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Tentaoculus georgianus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Lepetelloidea
Family: Pseudococculinidae
Genus: Tentaoculus
Species:
T. georgianus
Binomial name
Tentaoculus georgianus
(Dall, 1927) [1]
Synonyms

Cocculina georgianaDall, 1927

Tentaoculus georgianus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets. [2]

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 805 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 805 m. [3]

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References

  1. Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Tentaoculus georgianus (Dall, 1927). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533484 on 2013-02-02
  3. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.