Seguenzia praeceps

Seguenzia praeceps is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]

Seguenzia praeceps
Shell of Seguenzia praeceps (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Seguenzia
Species:
S. praeceps
Binomial name
Seguenzia praeceps
Marshall, 1991

Derscription

The length of the shell attains 4.15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.

References

  1. WoRMS (2013). Seguenzia praeceps Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492367 on 2013-06-10
  2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)


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