Peltospira smaragdina

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Peltospira smaragdina
Shell of Peltospira smaragdina (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Peltospiridae
Genus: Peltospira
Species:
P. smaragdina
Binomial name
Peltospira smaragdina

Peltospira smaragdina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.[2]

This species occurs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 12 mm.[3]

Habitat

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