Abyssothauma psilarosis explained

Abyssothauma psilarosis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

Operculum narrow and amber-colored. Body pale, with eyes at the base of short tentacles. Radula with 15 pairs of elongate teeth.^[2]

Distribution

This is a deep-sea species, occurring off South Africa

External links

• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . PDF . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 .
• Biolib.cz: Abyssothauma psilarosis

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). Abyssothauma psilarosis (Barnard, 1963). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432895 on 2019-01-31
2. Deep sea Mollusca from West of Cape Point, South Africa . Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. . 46 . 421 . 2022-01-19.