Tenagodus squamatus

Tenagodus squamatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Siliquariidae
Genus: Tenagodus
Species: T. squamatus
Binomial name
Tenagodus squamatus
(Blainville, 1827)

Tenagodus squamatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 170 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 732 m.[2]

References

  1. Tenagodus squamatus (Blainville, 1827).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. 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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