Falsilunatia benthicola
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Superfamily: | Naticoidea
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Species: | F. benthicola
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Falsilunatia benthicola (Dell, 1990)
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Bulbus benthicolus Dell, 1990 (basionym) |
Falsilunatia benthicola is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution[]
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Description[]
The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm.[2]
Habitat[]
Minimum recorded depth is 3510 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3980 m.[2]
References[]
- ^ Falsilunatia benthicola (Dell, 1990). WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia benthicola (Dell, 1990). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197078 on 31 March 2012 .
- ^ 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.
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls
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Categories:
- Naticidae
- Gastropods described in 1990
- Naticidae stubs