Sutilizona pterodon

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Sutilizona pterodon
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S. pterodon
Binomial name
Sutilizona pterodon
Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]

Sutilizona pterodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Sutilizonidae.[2]

Description[]

The shell grows to a size of 2 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

References[]

  • Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231
  • Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1–728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7.


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