Nucinella owenensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Solemyida |
Family: | Nucinellidae |
Genus: | Nucinella |
Species: | N. owenensis
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Binomial name | |
Nucinella owenensis Oliver & Taylor, 2011
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Nucinella owenensis is a species of small, monomyarian, nuculoid bivalve.[1][2]
It was first found at a depth of 3,400 metres (11,200 ft) in the Arabian Sea. It is suspected of benefiting from chemosymbiosis with sulphur-oxidizing bacteria.[2]