Halystina vaubani

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 1.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and southern Vanuatu.

References

  1. WoRMS (2013). Halystina vaubani Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492365 on 2013-06-10
  • 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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