Seguenzia textilis, commonly known as a marine snail[1], is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[2][3]
| Seguenzia textilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Seguenzia |
| Species: | S. textilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Seguenzia textilis B. A. Marshall, 1983 | |
Description
editThe height of their translucent, nacreous, white shell attains 3.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off New Zealand in the Tasman Basin and off the Aldermen Islands at depths between 570 m and 846 m.
Diet
editThe sea snail feeds on Foraminifera.[4]
History
editSeguenzia textilis was collected by RV Tangaroa in 1981 but was first identified by Dr Bruce Marshall in 2002.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ Marshall, B. (2013). Seguenzia textilis B.A. Marshall, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492386 on 2013-06-10
- ↑ "Seguenzia textilis - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". conchology.be. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ Marshall, B. A. "Recent and Tertiary Seguenziidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the New Zealand region". www.tandfonline.com. doi:10.1080/03014223.1983.10423911. Retrieved 2026-04-05.