Bruceiella wareni
Bruceiella wareni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Skeneidae |
Genus: | Bruceiella |
Species: | B. wareni |
Binomial name | |
Bruceiella wareni Okutani, Hashimoto & Sasaki, 2004[1] |
Bruceiella wareni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[2]
The specific name wareni is in honor of Swedish malacologist Anders Warén.[1]Bruceiella Wareni
Distribution
[edit]The type locality is the Kairei hydrothermal vent site on the Central Indian Ridge, just north of the Rodrigues Triple Point.[1]
Description
[edit]The width of the shell is 1.6-2.2 mm.[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Okutani T., Hashimoto J. & Sasaki T. (2004). "New gastropod taxa from a hydrothermal vent (Kairei Field) in the central Indian Ocean". Venus 63(1-2): 1-10 PDF Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Bruceiella wareni Okutani, Hashimoto & Sasaki, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
[edit]- "Bruceiella wareni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 September 2012.