Biology:Falsilunatia benthicola
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Falsilunatia benthicola (Dell, 1990)
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Falsilunatia benthicola is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 3510 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3980 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Falsilunatia benthicola (Dell, 1990). WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia benthicola (Dell, 1990). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197078 on 31 March 2012 .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
Wikidata ☰ Q5432763 entry
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