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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
SEGUENZIIDAE: SEGUENZIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Seguenziida (Order)
> Seguenzioidea (Superfamily)
> Seguenziidae (Family)
> Seguenziinae (Subfamily)
> Carenzia (Genus)
> venusta (Species)
Images: Carenzia venusta B.A. Marshall, 1983
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
SEGUENZIIDAE: SEGUENZIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Seguenziida (Order)
> Seguenzioidea (Superfamily)
> Seguenziidae (Family)
> Seguenziinae (Subfamily)
> Carenzia (Genus)
> venusta (Species)
Details: Carenzia venusta B.A. Marshall, 1983
Size/Grows to:
Width 3.2mm, Height 2.6mm
Distribution:
Challenger Plateau, from 1009-1029m
Type Data:
  • 1030 metres, Challenger Plateau, WNW of Westport, NZ, (holotype, paratype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, In foraminiferal ooze
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References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 1983 Recent and Tertiary Seguenziidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the New Zealand region, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 10(3) (p.248) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil