''Seguenzia triteia'' is a
species
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of very small, deep water
sea snail, a
marine
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gastropod mollusc in the
family
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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 ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Seguenzia triteia Salvador, Cavallari & Simone, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827686 on 2022-05-16]
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off South-east
Brazil
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.
References
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Seguenzia
Gastropods described in 2014