| Seguenzia richeri | |
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| Shell of Seguenzia richeri (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Seguenzia |
| Species: | S. richeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Seguenzia richeri Marshall, 1991
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Seguenzia richeri is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.55 mm. The species has been found 5 times, at sea surface temperatures ranging from 20 to 30 degrees celsius. Two samples have been found at a depth of 1000-2000 meters, and two have been found at 2000-3000 meters, and one has been found at a range of 3000-4000 meters. 2 of the 5 samples were found in 1987, the other three's dates are unknown.[3] The species was named by B. A. Marshall in 1991.[4]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.[5]
References
- ^ WoRMS (2013). Seguenzia richeri Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492370 on 2013-06-10
- ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- ^ "Seguenzia richeri B. A. Marshall, 1991 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System". obis.org. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (France); naturelle (France), Muséum national d'histoire (1991). Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Vol. 150. Paris: Éd. du Muséum.
- ^ "Seguenzia richeri B. A. Marshall, 1991 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System". obis.org. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
External links
- 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, A, 150:41-109
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- https://obis.org/
This page was last edited on 15 August 2023, at 08:14