Thysanodonta chesterfieldensis
Species of gastropod
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Thysanodonta chesterfieldensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
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| Thysanodonta chesterfieldensis | |
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| Shell of Thysanodonta chesterfieldensis (holotype at MNHN. Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Thysanodonta |
| Species: | T. chesterfieldensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thysanodonta chesterfieldensis Marshall, 1995 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm. Its body symmetry is dextrally coiled.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia, at depths between 305 m and 410 m.
