Sveltia rocroii
Species of gastropod
| Sveltia rocroii | |
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| Shell of Sveltia rocroii (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Sveltia |
| Species: | S. rocroii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sveltia rocroii Bouchet & Petit, 2002[1] | |
Sveltia rocroii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 14.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- ^ Bouchet & Petit. 2002. Nautilus 116 (3): 95–104. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ Sveltia rocroii Bouchet & Petit, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
External links
- Bouchet P. & Petit R.E. (2002). New species of deep-water Cancellariidae (Gastropoda) from the southwestern Pacific. The Nautilus 116(3): 95-104.
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