''Sveltia rocroii'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusc in the
family
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Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed.
...
, the nutmeg snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 14.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
New Caledonia.
References
External links
Bouchet P. & Petit R.E. (2002). New species of deep-water Cancellariidae (Gastropoda) from the southwestern Pacific. The Nautilus 116(3): 95-104.
Cancellariidae
Gastropods described in 2002
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