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Carenzia acanthodes

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Carenzia acanthodes
Shell of Carenzia acanthodes (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Carenzia
Species:
C. acanthodes
Binomial name
Carenzia acanthodes
Marshall, 1991

Carenzia acanthodes is a species[1] of small deep water sea snail[2] in the family Seguenziidae.[1]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.[1] The holotype was obtained from depths between 1,320 and 1,740 m (4,330 and 5,710 ft).[2]

Description

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The shell can reach 5.1 mm (0.20 in) in width and is markedly wider than it is high.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Carenzia acanthodes Marshall, 1991". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c 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. Série A, Zoologie. 150: 41–109 [82].
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