Thysanodonta opima

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

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

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 9.1 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at depths between 775 m and 965 m.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thysanodonta opima Marshall, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  • 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.). Résultants des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. 167 : 381–458