Asthelys depressa
Asthelys depressa is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]
| Asthelys depressa | |
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| Shell of Asthelys depressa (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Asthelysinae |
| Genus: | Asthelys |
| Species: | A. depressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Asthelys depressa Marshall, 1991 | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.
References
- Notes
- WoRMS (2012). Asthelys depressa. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492311 on 2013-04-14
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- Sources
- Marshall B.A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda : Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 150:41-109.
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