''Fautrix candida'' is a

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, a marine

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in the

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. ''Fautrix candida'' was identified by Dr. Bruce Marshall in 2007.

Description

''Fautrix candida'' grows to a maximum height of 14 millimetres and a maximum width of 13 millimetres.

Distribution

''Fautrix candida'' is endemic to the areas of Wanganella Bank on the south side of

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at a depth of up to 356 metres, as well as around

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at depths between 200 and 805 metres and off the coast of southern

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at depths between 470 and 550 metres.

References

* Marshall, B.A. (1995). ''Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise''. pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. 167 : 381-458

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Gastropods described in 1995 {{Calliostomatidae-stub