Biology:Notocochlis guesti
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Notocochlis guesti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Notocochlis |
| Species: | N. guesti
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| Binomial name | |
| Notocochlis guesti (Harasewych & Jensen, 1984)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Natica guesti Harasewych & Jensen, 1984 (basionym) | |
Notocochlis guesti is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
Locus typicus: St. Martin, Lesser Antilles.
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 165 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 421 m.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notocochlis guesti (Harasewych & Jensen, 1984). WoRMS (2010). Notocochlis guesti (Harasewych & Jensen, 1984). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597303 on 21 April 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.
- 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.
- Costa P.M.S. & Pastorino G. (2012) New Naticidae (Gastropoda) from Brazil. The Nautilus 126(1): 25–32
Wikidata ☰ Q6781455 entry
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