Seguenzia hapala
| Seguenzia hapala | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Genus: | Seguenzia |
| Species: | S. hapala
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| Binomial name | |
| Seguenzia hapala Woodring, 1928 [1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Seguenzia monocingulata auct. non Seguenza, 1876 | |
Seguenzia hapala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[2]
Description
The height of the shell attains 3 mm. The species is a deitrivore.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida and Northern Brazil at depths between 80 m and 150 m. The species is tropical and most commonly found on soft substrates; with a range of 25°N - 30°S, 82°E - 50°E.[3]
References
- ^ Woodring, W. P. 1928. Miocene Mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. Part II. Gastropods and discussion of results. Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 385: vii + 564 pp., 40 pls
- ^ Seguenzia hapala Woodring, 1928. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ^ "Seguenzia hapala, Pygmy seguenzia". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- "Seguenzia hapala". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.