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Falsilunatia patagonica

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Falsilunatia patagonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Falsilunatia
Species:
F. patagonica
Binomial name
Falsilunatia patagonica
(Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Falsilunatia soluta (Gould, 1848)
  • Natica patagonica Philippi, 1845 (basionym)
  • Natica recognita Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889

Falsilunatia patagonica is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Falklands, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan, Chile and South Georgia .

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 30 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 18 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1886 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845). WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845) . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584317 on 17 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.
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls
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