| Abyssothauma psilarosis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Abyssothauma |
| Species: | A. psilarosis |
| Binomial name | |
| Abyssothauma psilarosis (Barnard, 1963) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Moniliopsis psilarosis Barnard, 1963 (original combination) | |
Abyssothauma psilarosis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
Operculum narrow and amber-colored. Body pale, with eyes at the base of short tentacles. Radula with 15 pairs of elongate teeth.[2]
Distribution
This is a deep-sea species, occurring off South Africa
References
- 1 2 MolluscaBase (2019). Abyssothauma psilarosis (Barnard, 1963). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432895 on 2019-01-31
- ↑ "Deep sea Mollusca from West of Cape Point, South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. 46: 421. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Biolib.cz: Abyssothauma psilarosis
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