Fluxinella xysila
Fluxinella xysila is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]
| Fluxinella xysila | |
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| Shell of Fluxinella xysila (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Fluxinella |
| Species: | F. xysila |
| Binomial name | |
| Fluxinella xysila Marshall, 1991 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- WoRMS (2013). Fluxinella xysila Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492333 on 2013-06-10
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- Marshall B. A. (1991) Mollusca Gastropoda: Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, in CROSNIER A & BOUCHET P. (eds) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 7. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 150: 41-109.
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