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Benthobia atafona

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Benthobia atafona
Shell of Benthobia atafona (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Benthobiidae
Genus: Benthobia
Species:
B. atafona
Binomial name
Benthobia atafona
Simone, 2003[1]

Benthobia atafona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Benthobiidae.[2]

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southeast Brazil.

References

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  • Simone, L. R., 2003. Revision of the genus Benthobia (Caenogastropoda, Pseudolividae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 69: 245-162