Cardiapoda placenta
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| Class: | Gastropod
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| Species: | C. placenta
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| Cardiapoda placenta (Lesson, 1830)
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| Pterotrachea placenta Lesson, 1831
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Cardiapoda placenta, common name the flat cardiapod, is a species of sea snail, a rare pelagic gastropod mollusc in the family Carinariidae.
This species is found worldwide in warm seas between latitudes 40° North and 40° South at depths of up to 650 m.[citation needed]
Description[]
The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm.[1]
Habitat[]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[1] Maximum recorded depth is 203 m.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 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.
Further reading[]
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Seapy, Roger R. 2008. Cardiapoda d'Orbigny 1836. Version 12 February 2008, Tree of Life Web Project: Cardiapoda placenta
- Malacolog Version 4.1.0 : A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca
Categories:
- Carinariidae
- Gastropods described in 1830
- Hypsogastropoda stubs