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Venustatrochus georgianus

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Venustatrochus georgianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Venustatrochus
Species:
V. georgianus
Binomial name
Venustatrochus georgianus
A. W. B. Powell, 1951

Venustatrochus georgianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Description[edit]

The height of the shell attains 40 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands at depths between 108 m and 144 m.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Venustatrochus georgianus A. W. B. Powell, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533596 on 2012-12-07
  • Powell, A. W. B. 1951. Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports 26: 47–196, pls. 5–10.
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.

External links[edit]

  • To Antarctic Invertebrates
  • To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Venustatrochus georgianus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.