Halystina caledonica is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]
Halystina caledonica | |
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Shell of Halystina caledonica (hootype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
Family: | Seguenziidae |
Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
Genus: | Halystina |
Species: | H. caledonica
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Binomial name | |
Halystina caledonica Marshall, 1991
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Description
editThe height of the shell varies between 3 mm and 6 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
edit- ^ WoRMS (2013). Halystina caledonica Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492363 on 2013-06-10
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Halystina caledonica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.