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Quinnia laetifica

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Quinnia laetifica
Shell of Quinnia laetifica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Quinnia
Species:
Q. laetifica
Binomial name
Quinnia laetifica
Marshall, 1991

Quinnia laetifica is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs on the Norfolk Ridge, off New Caledonia

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS (2013). Quinnia laetifica Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492355 on 2013-06-10
  2. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
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