Talassia dagueneti is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

Talassia dagueneti
Shell of Talassia dagueneti (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Talassia
Species:
T. dagueneti
Binomial name
Talassia dagueneti
(de Folin, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Auriconoba continentalis F. Nordsieck, 1974
  • Salassia dagueneti de Folin, 1873
  • Salassia venusta de Folin, 1887 (dubious synonym)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species was found in the fosse du Cap Breton, Bay of Biscay.

References

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  1. ^ Talassia dagueneti (de Folin, 1873). Gofas, S. (2009). Talassia dagueneti (de Folin, 1873). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141894 on 14 August 2010 .
  • Nordsieck, F. (1974). Molluschi dei fondali della platea continentale fra la Corsica e la Sardegna. La Conchiglia. 61: 11–14.
  • Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1988) A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family. Bollettino Malacologico 24(5-8): 73–100.
  • Sysoev A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda. Invertebrate Zoology. Vol.11. No.1: 134–155
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