Tragula falcifera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Tragula |
| Species: | T. falcifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Tragula falcifera (Watson, 1881) [1]
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Tragula falcifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [2]
Description
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.
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Distribution
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
- ^ Watson, R. B. 1881. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part VII. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 15: 245-274.
- ^ 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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