Quinnia laetifica is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]
| Quinnia laetifica | |
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| Shell of Quinnia laetifica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Quinnia |
| Species: | Q. laetifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Quinnia laetifica Marshall, 1991
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 3.9 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs on the Norfolk Ridge, off New Caledonia
References edit
- ^ WoRMS (2013). Quinnia laetifica Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492355 on 2013-06-10
- ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
External links edit
- Marshall B.A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda : Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 150:41-109
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species