Teretiopsis abyssalis
Teretiopsis abyssalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Teretiopsis abyssalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Teretiopsis |
| Species: | T. abyssalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Teretiopsis abyssalis Kantor & Sysoev, 1989 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 14.3 mm, its diameter 9.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species was found east of Japan at a depth of 5,510 m.
References
- Teretiopsis abyssalis Kantor & Sysoev, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
External links
- Kantor, Yu.I. & Sysoev, A.S. (1989) The morphology of toxoglossan gastropods lacking a radula, with a description of a new species and genus of Turridae. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 55, 537–550
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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