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Tragula falcifera

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Tragula falcifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Tragula
Species:
T. falcifera
Binomial name
Tragula falcifera
(Watson, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chrysallida falcifera (Watson, 1881)
  • Dunkeria falcifera Watson, 1881
  • Turbonilla falcifera (Watson, 1881)

Tragula falcifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Description

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The shell grows to a length of approximately 6.6 millimeters, relatively larger in size than the vast majority of other shells within this genus.

Distribution

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The type specimen of this marine species was found off the coast of Bermudas at a depth of 1966 meters, an exceedingly deep elevation for this genus of Pyramidellidae, considering most of these mollusks do not exceed such depths as 1.966 kilometers.

References

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  1. ^ Watson, R. B. 1881. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part VII. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 15: 245-274.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Chrysallida falcifera (Watson, 1881). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533507 on 2012-10-12
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