Abyssothauma psilarosis
Appearance
Abyssothauma psilarosis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Abyssothauma |
Species: | A. psilarosis
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Binomial name | |
Abyssothauma psilarosis (Barnard, 1963)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Moniliopsis psilarosis Barnard, 1963 (original combination) |
Abyssothauma psilarosis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
[edit]Operculum narrow and amber-colored. Body pale, with eyes at the base of short tentacles. Radula with 15 pairs of elongate teeth.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This is a deep-sea species, occurring off South Africa
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). Abyssothauma psilarosis (Barnard, 1963). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432895 on 2019-01-31
- ^ "Deep sea Mollusca from West of Cape Point, South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. 46: 421. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Biolib.cz: Abyssothauma psilarosis