Jump to content

Moelleriopsis vemae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Moelleriopsis vemae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Moelleriopsis
Species:
M. vemae
Binomial name
Moelleriopsis vemae
(Clarke, 1961)
Synonyms[1]

Abyssogyra vemae Clarke, 1961 (original combination)

Moelleriopsis vemae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]

Description

[edit]

The shell grows to a height of 1.8 mm.

Distribution

[edit]

This species occurs in the South Atlantic Ocean at bathyal depths.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Moelleriopsis vemae( Clarke, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 March 2013.
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
[edit]