Venustatrochus georgianus

Venustatrochus georgianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Venustatrochus georgianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Venustatrochus
Species:
V. georgianus
Binomial name
Venustatrochus georgianus
A. W. B. Powell, 1951

Description

The height of the shell attains 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands at depths between 108 m and 144 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Venustatrochus georgianus A. W. B. Powell, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533596 on 2012-12-07
  • Powell, A. W. B. 1951. Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports 26: 47-196, pls. 5-10.
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
  • To Antarctic Invertebrates
  • To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Venustatrochus georgianus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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