Falsilunatia notorcadensis
Appearance
Falsilunatia notorcadensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Naticidae |
Genus: | Falsilunatia |
Species: | F. notorcadensis
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Binomial name | |
Falsilunatia notorcadensis Dell, 1990
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Falsilunatia notorcadensis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 29 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 302 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 604 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Falsilunatia notorcadensis Dell, 1990. WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia notorcadensis Dell, 1990. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197172 on 17 June 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.