Tentaoculus granulatus
Tentaoculus granulatus is a species of sea snail, deep-sea limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae .[2]
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| Species: | T. granulatus |
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| Tentaoculus granulatus Warén & Bouchet, 2009[1] | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.8 mm.
Distribution
This small limpet occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]
References
- Warén, Anders; Bouchet, Philippe (2009). "New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa". Deep Sea Research. Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 56 (23): 2326–2349. Bibcode:2009DSRII..56.2326W. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.013.
- Tentaoculus granulatus Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Bouchet, P. (2013). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 August 2017.
- Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56(23): 2326-2349
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