Thysanodonta eucosmia

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Thysanodonta eucosmia
Shell of Thysanodonta eucosmia (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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T. eucosmia
Binomial name
Thysanodonta eucosmia
Marshall, 1995

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

Description[edit]

The height of the shell attains 4 mm. It has a spiral shell of varying colors including bronze, light pink, white and red.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off Norfolk Island at depths between 410 m and 775 m.

References[edit]

  • Marshall, B.A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise. pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. 167 : 381–458

External links[edit]

  • "Thysanodonta eucosmia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.