Halystina caledonica
Species of gastropod
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Halystina caledonica is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]
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| Halystina caledonica | |
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| Shell of Halystina caledonica (hootype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Halystina |
| Species: | H. caledonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Halystina caledonica Marshall, 1991 | |
Description
The height of the shell varies between 3 mm and 6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.