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Simnialena uniplicata

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Simnialena uniplicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Simniinae
Genus:
Simnialena
Species:
S. uniplicata
Binomial name
Simnialena uniplicata
Synonyms[1]

Ovula antillarum Reeve, 1865
Ovula carolinensis Moerch, 1877
Ovulum subrostratum G.B. Sowerby II, 1948

Simnialena uniplicata, common name the one-tooth simnia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 116 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Simnialena uniplicata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1849). WoRMS (2010). Simnialena uniplicata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160414 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. ^ 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.


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