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| Halystes chimaera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Halystes |
| Species: | H. chimaera |
| Binomial name | |
| Halystes chimaera Marshall, 1988 | |
Halystes chimaera is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2] It was described by B.A. Marshall in 1988 and is the sole species within the genus Halystes. It can be found in much of the southwest Pacific, inhabiting deep-sea environments.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 WoRMS (2013). Halystes chimaera Marshall, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492411 on 2013-06-10
- ↑ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
External links
[edit]- Antarctic Invertebrates
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- World Register of Marine Species