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

Eratasthelys corona
Shell of Eratasthelys corona (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Asthelysinae
Genus: Eratasthelys
Species:
E. corona
Binomial name
Eratasthelys corona
Marshall, 1991

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia .

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS (2012). Eratasthelys corona. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492312 on 2013-04-14
  2. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
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