Copulabyssia tenuis

Copulabyssia tenuis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[1]

Copulabyssia tenuis
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C. tenuis
Binomial name
Copulabyssia tenuis
(Monterosato, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Cocculina corrugata Jeffreys, 1883 (original combination)
  • Copulabyssia corrugata (Jeffreys, 1883)
  • Propilidium pertenue Jeffreys, 1883

Description

The size of the shell varies between 0.7 mm and 2.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from the Faroes to Madeira; in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. WoRMS (2020). Copulabyssia tenuis (Monterosato, 1880). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1398526 on 2020-01-11


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