Pedicularia decussata
Appearance
Pedicularia decussata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Ovulidae |
Genus: | Pedicularia |
Species: | P. decussata
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Binomial name | |
Pedicularia decussata (Gould, 1855)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Pedicularia albida Dall, 1881 |
Pedicularia decussata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The minimum recorded depth is 49 m.[2] The maximum recorded depth is 1170 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Pedicularia decussata (Gould, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
- ^ 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.