Falsilunatia patagonica
Appearance
Falsilunatia patagonica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Naticidae |
Genus: | Falsilunatia |
Species: | F. patagonica
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Binomial name | |
Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845)
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Falsilunatia patagonica is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Falklands, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan, Chile and South Georgia .
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 30 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 18 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1886 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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
External links
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