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Seguenzia lineata

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Seguenzia lineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Seguenzia
Species:
S. lineata
Binomial name
Seguenzia lineata
Watson, 1879[1]
Synonyms

Seguenzia formosa var. lineata Watson, 1879

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

Description

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The height of the shell attains 4.6 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Yucatan, Mexico, and in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 640 m and 1234 m.

References

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  1. ^ Watson, R. B. 1879. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part III. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 14: 586-605
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2013). Seguenzia lineata Watson, 1879. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533416 on 2013-06-10
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