Abyssochrysos brasilianus

Abyssochrysos brasilianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Abyssochrysoidea
Family: Abyssochrysidae
Genus: Abyssochrysos
Species: A. brasilianus
Binomial name
Abyssochrysos brasilianus
Bouchet, 1991[1]
Synonyms[2]

Abyssochrysos brasilianum Bouchet, 1991 (incorrect gender ending)

Abyssochrysos brasilianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Abyssochrysidae.[2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 30 mm.

Distribution

continental slope off southeastern Brazil[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet P. (1991). "New records and new species of Abyssochrysos (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda). Journal of Natural History 25(2): 305-313. doi:10.1080/00222939100770221.
  2. 1 2 Abyssochrysos brasilianus Bouchet, 1991.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 December 2011.

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