Cirsonella kerguelensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1] The height of the shell attains 2.3 mm. This species occurs off the Kerguelen Islands, Southern Indian Ocean and off Argentina at a depth of 600 m.
Cirsonella kerguelensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Skeneidae |
Genus: | Cirsonella |
Species: | C. kerguelensis
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Binomial name | |
Cirsonella kerguelensis Thiele, 1912
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References
edit- ^ "Cirsonella kerguelensis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- Thiele, J. 1912. Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 13: 183-286, pls. 11-19 Georg Reimer: Berlin.
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