Vetulonia paucivaricosa

Vetulonia paucivaricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]

Vetulonia paucivaricosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Seguenzioidea
Family:	(unassigned)
Genus:	Vetulonia
Species:	V. paucivaricosa
Binomial name
Vetulonia paucivaricosa (Dautzenberg, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
Brookula josephinae (Dall, 1927) Machaeroplax cancellata (Jeffreys, 1883) Solariella cancellata var. paucivaricosa Dautzenberg 1889 Trochus cancellatus Jeffreys 1883 Vetulonia cancellata (Jeffreys, 1883) Vetulonia jeffreysi Dall, 1913 Vetulonia josephinae Dall 1927

Description

The shell grows to a height of 3.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean in the bathyal zone of the Azores and off Portugal, found at depths between 250 m and 805 m.

References

1. Vetulonia paucivaricosa (Dautzenberg, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2013.

• Jeffreys, J. G. 1883. On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' Expeditions, 1868-1870. (Part VI). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883: 88-115, pls. 19–20.
• Dall, W. H. 1913. A new genus of Trochidae. Nautilus 27: 86-87
• 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(2667): 1-134
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213