Fluxinella lepida explained

Fluxinella lepida is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.^[1]

Description

The white, depressed shell is wider (7.30 mm) than high (3.35 mm). It is thin, highly polished and translucent nacreous.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand at depths between 800 m and 1,000 m.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2013). Fluxinella lepida Marshall, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492331 on 2013-06-10
2. 10.1080/03014223.1983.10423911 . 10 . Recent and Tertiary Seguenziidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the New Zealand region . 1983 . New Zealand Journal of Zoology . 235–261 . Marshall . B. A..