Biology:Payraudeautia nubila
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Species: | P. nubila
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| Payraudeautia nubaus (Dall, 1889)
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Payraudeautia nubila is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off Puerto Rico.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 40 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 347 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2011). Payraudeautia nubila. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585158 on 2012-07-12
- ↑ 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.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
- 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 ☰ Q3169375 entry
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