Basilissopsis watsoni

Species of gastropod

Basilissopsis watsoni

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Vetigastropoda
Family:  | Seguenziidae
Genus:  | Basilissopsis
Species:  |

B. watsoni

Binomial name
Basilissopsis watsoni

Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897

Basilissopsis watsoni is a species of sea snail in the family Seguenziidae.[1]

## Description

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The height of the nacreous shell attains 2 mm. The shell has labral sinuses.[2]

## Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores[1] and NW Spain (Galicia Bank).[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Basilissopsis watsoni Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
2. ^ Quinn, James F. Jr. (1991). "Systematic position of Basilissopsis and Guttula, and a discussion of the phylogeny of the Seguenzioidea (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 49 (1–2): 575–598.1–2&rft.pages=575-598&rft.date=1991&rft.aulast=Quinn&rft.aufirst=James+F.+Jr.&rft_id=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1991/00000049/f0020001/art00050&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Basilissopsis+watsoni" class="Z3988">
3. ^ Gofas, Serge; Luque, Ángel A.; Oliver, Joan Daniel; Templado, José; Serrano, Alberto (2021). "The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 785: 1–114\. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.785.1605.

Taxon identifiers

Basilissopsis watsoni|

* Wikidata: Q4867465
* CoL: 5WCZT
* EoL: 3027699
* EUNIS: 61428
* GBIF: 4357815
* iNaturalist: 1212665
* IRMNG: 10817027
* Open Tree of Life: 2915200
* WoRMS: 141428

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