Bruceiella laevigata
| Bruceiella laevigata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Bruceiella |
| Species: | B. laevigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bruceiella laevigata B. A. Marshall, 1994 | |
Bruceiella laevigata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 1.7 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species was found off the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, at a depth of 1242 metres
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Bruceiella laevigata B. A. Marshall, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598288 on 2012-09-01
- Marshall, B.A. 1994: Deep-sea gastropods from the New Zealand region associated with Recent whale bones and an Eocene turtle. The Nautilus 108: 1-8 (p. 5)
External links
| External identifiers for Bruceiella laevigata | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 598288 |
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