Basilissopsis watsoni is a species of sea snail in the family Seguenziidae.[1]
| Basilissopsis watsoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Genus: | Basilissopsis |
| Species: | B. watsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Basilissopsis watsoni Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897
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Description
editThe height of the nacreous shell attains 2 mm. The shell has labral sinuses.[2]
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores[1] and NW Spain (Galicia Bank).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.). "Basilissopsis watsoni Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Quinn, James F. Jr. (1991). "Systematic position of Basilissopsis and Guttula, and a discussion of the phylogeny of the Seguenzioidea (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 49 (1–2): 575–598.
- ^ Gofas, Serge; Luque, Ángel A.; Oliver, Joan Daniel; Templado, José; Serrano, Alberto (2021). "The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 785: 1–114. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.785.1605.