Seguenzia hapala

Seguenzia hapala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	Seguenziidae
Genus:	Seguenzia
Species:	S. hapala
Binomial name
	Seguenzia hapala; Woodring, 1928
Synonyms
	Seguenzia monocingulata auct. non Seguenza, 1876

Seguenzia hapala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.

Description

The height of the shell attains 3 mm. The species is a deitrivore.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida, and Northern Brazil at depths between 80 m and 150 m. The species is tropical and most commonly found on soft substrates; with a range of 25°N - 30°S, 82°E - 50°E.

References

↑ Woodring, W. P. 1928. Miocene Mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. Part II. Gastropods and discussion of results. Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 385: vii + 564 pp., 40 pls
↑ Seguenzia hapala Woodring, 1928. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
↑ "Seguenzia hapala, Pygmy seguenzia". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

"Seguenzia hapala". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[1] Woodring, W. P. 1928. Miocene Mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. Part II. Gastropods and discussion of results. Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 385: vii + 564 pp., 40 pls

[WoRMS-2] Seguenzia hapala Woodring, 1928. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.

[3] "Seguenzia hapala, Pygmy seguenzia". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 19 February 2025.