Pedicularia decussata
| Pedicularia decussata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Pediculariidae |
| Subfamily: | Pediculariinae |
| Genus: | Pedicularia |
| Species: | P. decussata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pedicularia decussata (Gould, 1855) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Pedicularia albida Dall, 1881 | |
Pedicularia decussata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies.[1]
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 49 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1170 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Pedicularia decussata (Gould, 1855). WoRMS (2009). Pedicularia decussata (Gould, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419735 on 6 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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