''Carenzia inermis'' is a

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of extremely small deep water sea snail, a

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gastropod

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in the

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Seguenziidae Seguenziidae is a family of very small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Bouchet, P. (2012). Seguenziidae. Accessed through ...

.WoRMS (2013). ''Carenzia inermis'' (Quinn, 1983). Retrieved through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492427 on 2013-06-10

Description

The height of the shell attains 6.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off

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, USA.

References

External links

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)

To Encyclopedia of Life

To World Register of Marine Species
inermis Gastropods described in 1983 {{Seguenziidae-stub