Carenzia acanthodes is a species[1] of small deep water sea snail[2] in the family Seguenziidae.[1]
| Carenzia acanthodes | |
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| Shell of Carenzia acanthodes (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Carenzia |
| Species: | C. acanthodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Carenzia acanthodes Marshall, 1991
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off New Caledonia.[1] The holotype was obtained from depths between 1,320 and 1,740 m (4,330 and 5,710 ft).[2]
Description
editThe shell can reach 5.1 mm (0.20 in) in width and is markedly wider than it is high.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Carenzia acanthodes Marshall, 1991". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ a b c Marshall, B.A. (1991). "Mollusca Gastropoda: Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7". Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 150: 41–109 [82].
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