Biology:Rubyspira
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Rubyspira is a genus of deep water sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs, the only genus in family Rubyspiridae[1] within the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea.[2]
Distribution
They are known from Monterey Bay, California.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Rubyspira include:
- Rubyspira goffrediae Johnson, Warén, Lee, Kano, Kaim, Davis, Strong & Vrijenhoek, 2010[2]
- Rubyspira osteovora Johnson, Warén, Lee, Kano, Kaim, Davis, Strong & Vrijenhoek, 2010 - type species of the genus Rubyspira[2]
- Rubyspira from São Paulo Ridge (undescribed species)[3]
Ecology
They are specialized bone-eating snails on whale falls.[2] They were found on carcass of gray whale.[2] Their main food source are bones of whales.[2]
References
- ↑ ="Rubyspiridae Kaim, 2022". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1601922.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedJohnson 2010 - ↑ Sumida P. Y. G., Alfaro-Lucas J. M., Shimabukuro M., Kitazato H., Perez J. A. A., Soares-Gomes A., Toyofuku T., Lima A. O. S., Ara K. & Fujiwara Y. (2016). "Deep-sea whale fall fauna from the Atlantic resembles that of the Pacific Ocean". Scientific Reports 6: Article number: 22139. doi:10.1038/srep22139.
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