Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Margaritidae Scientific name Gaza compta | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Trochoidea Genus Gaza Rank Species | |
Gaza compta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 23 mm and 28 mm. The pale beige shell has a weak spiral sculpture. But the first two whorls of the teleoconch have a purple color and they show some marked axial undulations.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southeast Brazil at depths between 700 m and 800 m.
References
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