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Seguenzia beloni

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Seguenzia beloni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Seguenziidae
Genus: Seguenzia
Species:
S. beloni
Binomial name
Seguenzia beloni
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]
Synonyms
  • Volvarina torresiana Laseron, C.F., 1957 (lapsus)

Seguenzia beloni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[2] Specimens were discovered in a trawl at 400 meters depth then named after Pierre Belon (1517–1564), a French naturalist. [3]

Description

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The height of the shell attains 2.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines, and lives near the ocean floor within the demersal zone of tropical waters.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker. 2006. Visaya Supplement: Supplement 2 Pages: 3–228. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ Seguenzia beloni Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  3. ^ "TROCHIDAE - SEGUENZIIDAE - Seguenzia beloni". Conchology. Archived from the original on 1 March 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Seguenzia beloni". SeaLifeBase. 2006. Archived from the original on 1 March 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
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