Antillophos bahamensis
Appearance
Antillophos bahamensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Nassariidae |
Genus: | Antillophos |
Species: | A. bahamensis
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Binomial name | |
Antillophos bahamensis Petuch, 2002[1]
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Synonyms | |
Antillophos bahamasensis [orth. error twice in original publication] |
Antillophos bahamensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.[2]
Distribution
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The minimum recorded depth is 400 m.[3] The maximum recorded depth is 400 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Petuch E. J. (2002). "New deep water gastropods from the Bimini Shelf, Bimini Chain, Bahamas". Ruthenica 12(1): 59–72. abstract.
- ^ Antillophos bahamensis Petuch, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.