Carenzia ornata
Appearance
Carenzia ornata | |
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Shell of Carenzia ornata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
Family: | Seguenziidae |
Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
Genus: | Carenzia |
Species: | C. ornata
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Binomial name | |
Carenzia ornata Marshall, 1991
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Carenzia ornata is a species[1] of small deep water sea snail[2] in the family Seguenziidae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.[1] The holotype was obtained from depths between 2,100 and 2,650 m (6,890 and 8,690 ft).[2]
Description
[edit]The shell measures 3.6 mm (0.14 in) in width and is markedly wider than it is high; the specimen might be immature.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 ornata Marshall, 1991". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ 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 [83].