Fautrix aquilonia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Fautrix aquilonia
Shell of Fautrix aquilonia (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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F. aquilonia
Binomial name
Fautrix aquilonia
Marshall, 1995

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 12.6 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand at depths between 206 m and 535 m.

References edit

  • Marshall, B.A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise . pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. 167 : 381-458