Kaiparapelta askewi

Kaiparapelta askewi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Lepetelloidea
Family: Pseudococculinidae
Genus: Kaiparapelta
Species: K. askewi
Binomial name
Kaiparapelta askewi
McLean & Harasewych, 1995[1]

Kaiparapelta askewi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from South Carolina, USA to Madeira

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.7 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 194 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 194 m.[3]

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