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Abyssochrysos brasilianus

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Species of gastropod

Abyssochrysos brasilianus
Shell of Abyssochrysos brasilianus (specimen at MNHN, paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Abyssochrysidae
Genus: Abyssochrysos
Species: A. brasilianus
Binomial name
Abyssochrysos brasilianus
Bouchet, 1991
Synonyms

Abyssochrysos brasilianum Bouchet, 1991 (incorrect gender ending)

Abyssochrysos brasilianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Abyssochrysidae.

Distribution

continental slope off southeastern Brazil

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 23.6 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 620 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1540 m.

References

  1. ^ Bouchet P. (1991). "New records and new species of Abyssochrysos (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda). Journal of Natural History 25(2): 305–313. doi:10.1080/00222939100770221.
  2. ^ Abyssochrysos brasilianus Bouchet, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 December 2011.
  3. ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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Taxon identifiers
Abyssochrysos brasilianus


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