Sutilizona pterodon explained

Sutilizona pterodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Sutilizonidae.

Description

The shell grows to a size of 2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

References

• Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231
• Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1–728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7.