Fautrix aquilonia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Fautrix aquilonia
Shell of Fautrix aquilonia (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Fautrix
Species:
F. aquilonia
Binomial name
Fautrix aquilonia
Marshall, 1995

Description

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The length of the shell attains 12.6 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand at depths between 206 m and 535 m.

References

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  • Marshall, B.A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise . pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. 167 : 381–458