Palazzia planorbis
Palazzia planorbis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Family: | (unassigned) |
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| Species: | P. planorbis |
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| Palazzia planorbis (Dall, 1927) [1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 0.8 mm and 2.2 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA to Northern Brazil; off the Rockall Trough.
References
- Dall W. H., 1927: Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886; Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70 (18): 1–134
- Palazzia planorbis (Dall, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2013.
- Warén A., 1991: New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia; Sarsia 76: 53–124
- Rex M., 2002: Biogeography of the deep-sea gastropod Palazzia planorbis (Dall, 1927): an uncommon form of rarity; The Nautilus 116(1): 36–38
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