Falsilunatia carcellesi
| Falsilunatia carcellesi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Falsilunatia |
| Species: | F. carcellesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Falsilunatia carcellesi (Dell, 1990) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Bulbus carcellesi Dell, 1990 (basionym) | |
Falsilunatia carcellesi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 31.3 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 18 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 771 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Falsilunatia carcellesi (Dell, 1990). WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia carcellesi (Dell, 1990). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584328 on 1 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 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.
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