Tentaoculus georgianus

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tentaoculus georgianus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets.[2]

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Tentaoculus georgianus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Lepetelloidea
Family: Pseudococculinidae
Genus: Tentaoculus
Species:
T. georgianus
Binomial name
Tentaoculus georgianus
(Dall, 1927)[1]
Synonyms

Cocculina georgiana Dall, 1927

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 805 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 805 m.[3]

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