Naticarius canrena
| Naticarius canrena | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Naticarius |
| Species: | N. canrena |
| Binomial name | |
| Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Naticarius canrena 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 65 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.[2]
A living adult specimen was trapped off West coast BARBADOS at around 400 ft. depth.
References
- ↑ Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2010). Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419760 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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