Pachydermia sculpta
Pachydermia sculpta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.[1]
| Pachydermia sculpta | |
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| Shell of Pachydermia sculpta (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Neomphalida |
| Family: | Peltospiridae |
| Genus: | Pachydermia |
| Species: | P. sculpta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachydermia sculpta Warén & Bouchet, 1993 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species was found in the North Fiji Basin at a depth of 2000 m.
References
- Pachydermia sculpta Warén & Bouchet, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (1993). New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Zoologica Scripta. 22: 1-90.
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