Fautrix aquilonia

Fautrix aquilonia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Fautrix aquilonia
Shell of Fautrix aquilonia (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Fautrix
Species:
F. aquilonia
Binomial name
Fautrix aquilonia
Marshall, 1995

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand at depths between 206 m and 535 m.

References
  1. Fautrix aquilonia Marshall, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Marshall, B.A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise . pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. 167 : 381-458


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