Seguenzia matara
Species of gastropod
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Seguenzia matara is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]
| Seguenzia matara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Seguenzia |
| Species: | S. matara |
| Binomial name | |
| Seguenzia matara B. A. Marshall, 1988 | |
Description
The white, nacreous shell is broader (3.9 mm) than high (3.8 mm).
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Island, New Zealand at depths between 750 m and 1029 m.