Fluxinella membranacea is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). Fluxinella membranacea B. A. Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492332 on 2013-06-10Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
Description The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 3.4 mm. Its shell has "a smooth spire, flattened summit, persistent shoulder angulation, and distinctly overhung umbilical wall." Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM Volume 7
Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.
References
Marshall B. A. 1991 — Mollusca Gastropoda: Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, in CROSNIER A & BOUCHET P. (eds) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 7. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 150: 41-109.
External links Encyclopedia of Life USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection World Register of Marine Species