Capulus ungaricus
| Capulus ungaricus | |
|---|---|
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| Two shells of Capulus ungaricus with the periostracum removed | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Capuloidea |
| Family: | Capulidae |
| Genus: | Capulus |
| Species: | C. ungaricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Capulus ungaricus, common name the bonnet shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]
Taxonomy
The original name of this species is Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758).[1] Later on, a few authors (e.g. Jeffreys, 1865, Thorson, 1941, Ziegelmeier, 1966, Lindner, 1977) changed the name erroneously in Capulus hungaricus.[1] The correct date of publication is 1758 and not 1767 as Abbott (1974) and Lindner (1977) cited.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Capulus ungaricus includes the sea off Greenland to off Florida.[1] It is less common in the North Sea.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 838 m.[2] It is known also from seamounts and knolls.[1]
Feeding habits
It is a suspension feeder.[1]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference [1]
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gofas, S. (2010). Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138984 on 2011-01-13
- 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.