Biology:Gymnobela lamyi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Gymnobela lamyi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Gymnobela
Species:
G. lamyi
Binomial name
Gymnobela lamyi
(Dautzenberg, 1925)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma (Pleurotomella) lamyi Dautzenberg, 1925

Gymnobela lamyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

The classification of this species in the genus Gymnobela is under consideration because the shell characters show a considerable divergence from those of the other species in the genus. Furthermore, no soft part are known. [2]

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Azores at a depth of 1250 m.

References

  • Dautzenberg P. (1925). Mollusques nouveaux provenant des croisières du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco 457: 1-12
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7982695 entry