Tentaoculus georgianus

Tentaoculus georgianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Lepetelloidea
Family: Pseudococculinidae
Genus: Tentaoculus
Species: T. georgianus
Binomial name
Tentaoculus georgianus
(Dall, 1927) [1]
Synonyms

Cocculina georgiana Dall, 1927

Tentaoculus georgianus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a size of 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 800 m.

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(2667): 1-134.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Tentaoculus georgianus (Dall, 1927). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533484 on 2013-02-02
External identifiers for Tentaoculus georgianus
Encyclopedia of Life 19660900
WoRMS 533484


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