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Sutilizona pterodon

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Sutilizona pterodon
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S. pterodon
Binomial name
Sutilizona pterodon
Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]

Sutilizona pterodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Sutilizonidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a size of 2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

References

  • Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231
  • Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729-1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7.