Talassia dagueneti

Talassia dagueneti is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

Talassia dagueneti
Shell of Talassia dagueneti (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Talassia
Species:
T. dagueneti
Binomial name
Talassia dagueneti
(de Folin, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Auriconoba continentalis F. Nordsieck, 1974
  • Salassia dagueneti de Folin, 1873
  • Salassia venusta de Folin, 1887 (dubious synonym)

Description

The length of the shell attains 2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found in the fosse du Cap Breton, Bay of Biscay.

References

  1. Talassia dagueneti (de Folin, 1873). Gofas, S. (2009). Talassia dagueneti (de Folin, 1873). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141894 on 14 August 2010 .
  • Nordsieck, F. (1974). Molluschi dei fondali della platea continentale fra la Corsica e la Sardegna. La Conchiglia. 61: 11-14.
  • Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1988) A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family. Bollettino Malacologico 24(5-8): 73-100.
  • Sysoev A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda. Invertebrate Zoology. Vol.11. No.1: 134–155


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