Palazzia planorbis
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P. planorbis
Binomial name
Palazzia planorbis
(Dall, 1927) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lippistes planorbis Dall 1927 (original combination)

Palazzia planorbis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 0.8 mm and 2.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA to Northern Brazil; off the Rockall Trough.

References

  1. Dall W. H., 1927: Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886; Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70 (18): 1–134
  2. Palazzia planorbis (Dall, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2013.
  • Warén A., 1991: New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia; Sarsia 76: 53–124
  • Rex M., 2002: Biogeography of the deep-sea gastropod Palazzia planorbis (Dall, 1927): an uncommon form of rarity; The Nautilus 116(1): 36–38
  • "Palazzia planorbis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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