Carenzia fastigiata
Carenzia fastigiata is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[2]
| Carenzia fastigiata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Carenzia |
| Species: | C. fastigiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Carenzia fastigiata Marshall, 1983 [1] | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 3.3 mm. it is broader than high with a width of 4.1 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand and in the Tasman Basin at a depth of about 1,700 m.
References
- Marshall, B.A. 1983: Recent and Tertiary Seguenziidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the New Zealand region. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 10: 235-262
- WoRMS (2013). Carenzia fastigiata Marshall, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492391 on 2013-06-10
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