Biology:Tentaoculus granulatus

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Tentaoculus granulatus
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T. granulatus
Binomial name
Tentaoculus granulatus
Warén & Bouchet, 2009[1]

Tentaoculus granulatus is a species of sea snail, deep-sea limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.8 mm.

Distribution

This small limpet occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Warén, Anders; Bouchet, Philippe (2009). "New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa". Deep Sea Research. Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56 (23): 2326–2349. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.013. Bibcode2009DSRII..56.2326W. 
  2. Tentaoculus granulatus Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Bouchet, P. (2013). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 August 2017.
  • Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56(23): 2326-2349

Wikidata ☰ Q7700790 entry