Cymatona philomelae
Appearance
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Cymatona philomelae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Cymatona |
Species: | C. philomelae
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Binomial name | |
Cymatona philomelae (Watson, 1881)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Cymatona philomelae is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 29 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 183 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cymatona philomelae (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- ^ 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.