Polinices hepaticus
Polinices hepaticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
Family: | Naticidae |
Subfamily: | Polinicinae |
Genus: | Polinices |
Species: | P. hepaticus |
Binomial name | |
Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798) | |
Polinices hepaticus 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 51 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 55 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2010). Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419762 on 17 June 2010.
- 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.
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