Ancistrobasis adonis

Ancistrobasis adonis is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]

Ancistrobasis adonis
Shell of Ancistrobasis adonis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Ancistrobasis
Species:
A. adonis
Binomial name
Ancistrobasis adonis
Marshall, 1991

Description

The height of the shell attains 17 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  1. WoRMS (2013). Ancistrobasis adonis Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492320 on 2013-06-10
  2. 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 A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A. 150:41-109


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