Eucorys barbouri
| Eucorys barbouri | |
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| Eucorys barbouri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Genus: | Eucorys |
| Species: | E. barbouri |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucorys barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1939 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Oocorys barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1939 (basionym) | |
Eucorys barbouri is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]
Distribution
A deepwater species, recorded from offshore Barbados
at depths in excess of 200 metres.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 65 mm.[2]
Dorsal view of E. barbouri
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 238 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1829 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Eucorys barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1939. Bouchet, P. (2010). Eucorys barbouri (Clench & Aguayo, 1939). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555170 on 5 March 2011.
- 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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