Fluxinella xysila
Fluxinella xysila is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]
Fluxinella xysila | |
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Shell of Fluxinella xysila (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
Family: | Seguenziidae |
Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
Genus: | Fluxinella |
Species: | F. xysila |
Binomial name | |
Fluxinella xysila Marshall, 1991 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- WoRMS (2013). Fluxinella xysila Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492333 on 2013-06-10
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- Marshall B. A. (1991) Mollusca Gastropoda: Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, in CROSNIER A & BOUCHET P. (eds) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 7. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 150: 41-109.
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