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WoRMS taxon details
original description
Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. <i>Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3</i>: 579-840, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54708230
page(s): 670-672 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 81(2) : 241-254, and supplementary online material., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04543.21a [details]
basis of record
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
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Biology Type of larval development: direct (non planktotrophic) denoted by paucispiral protoconch. [details]
Diagnosis Shell 1.6 to 1.8 mm high, with protoconch of 1.25 convex whorls and teleoconch of about three whorls. Protoconch covered by minute granules arranged irregularly, not appreciable under the optical microscope. Teleoconch with a deeply incised suture and a sculpture of low, indistinct, rounded axial ribs which are sometimes missing, extremely minute spiral lines of pores, and spiral cords developed only on the periumbilical area of the body whorl. Spiral rows of pores visible only at high magnification under the scanning electron microscope. Outer lip with a thin edge and slightly thickened externally, smooth and not thickened inside. Shell colour white. [details]
Distribution Galicia Bank, common in 675-1125 m. Ampère seamount, rare at 800 m. Josephine seamount, rare at 1380 m [details]
Type locality Galicia bank (42°52.4'N, 11°50.6'W, 985-1000 m) [details]
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