Thysanodonta_chesterfieldensis

<i>Thysanodonta chesterfieldensis</i>

Thysanodonta chesterfieldensis

Species of gastropod

Thysanodonta chesterfieldensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm. Its body symmetry is dextrally coiled.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia, at depths between 305 m and 410 m.

References

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  1. [1]
    Thysanodonta chesterfieldensis Marshall, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. [2]
    Schilthuizen, M.; Davison, A. (November 2005). "The convoluted evolution of snail chirality". Naturwissenschaften. 92 (11): 504–515. Bibcode:2005NW.....92..504S. doi:10.1007/s00114-05-0045-2. ISSN 0028-1042. PMID 16217668. S2CID 18464322.
  • 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. nat. Hist. nat. 167 : 381–458


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