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

Seguenzia chelina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Seguenzia
Species:
S. chelina
Binomial name
Seguenzia chelina
B. A. Marshall, 1983

Description

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The height of the translucent nacreous, white shell attains 3 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Zealand in the Tasman Basin at a depth of about 1,000 m.

References

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  1. ^ Marshall, B. (2013). Seguenzia chelina B.A. Marshall, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492366 on 2013-06-10
  2. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
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