Xeniostoma inexpectans
Xeniostoma inexpectans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
| Xeniostoma inexpectans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Xeniostoma |
| Species: | X. inexpectans |
| Binomial name | |
| Xeniostoma inexpectans McLean, 2012[1] | |
Description
The height of the thin, silvery white shell attains 8.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, at depths between 200 m and 400 m.
References
- McLean J. H. (2012) Detrital feeding in Xeniostoma inexpectans, new genus, new species, and new subfamily Xeniostomatinae of Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda), hosted by hexactinellid sponges of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The Nautilus 126(3): 89–97|2012-12-07
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Xeniostoma inexpectans McLean, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711467 on 2012-12-07
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