Seguenzia elegans
Seguenzia elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[2]
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| Species: | S. elegans |
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| Seguenzia elegans Jeffreys, 1885 [1] | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 4.3 mm. The base is perforated or umbilicated. The fissure of the outer lip is close to the suture. The columella is produced below. The aperture is broadly truncately sinuous on the base.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bay of Biscay, Madeira, Bermuda and Argentine.
References
- Jeffreys, J. G. 1876. Preliminary report of the biological results of a cruise in the H.M.S. 'Valorous' to Davis Strait in 1875. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 25: 177–230, pls. 2–4
- Seguenzia elegans Jeffreys, 1885. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Tryon (1887), Manual of Conchology IX – Solariidae (by William B. Marshall), Ianthinidae, Trichotropidae, Scalariidae, Cerithiidae, Rissoidae, Littorinidae
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
- "Seguenzia elegans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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