Tectonatica impervia
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| Phylum: | Mollusca
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| Class: | Gastropoda
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| Superfamily: | Naticoidea
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| Species: | T. impervia
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| Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845)
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Tectonatica impervia is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Description[]
The maximum recorded shell length is 18.1 mm.[2]
Habitat[]
Minimum recorded depth is 5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 460 m.[2]
References[]
- ^ Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). WoRMS (2009). Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197465 on 17 June 2010 .
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Naticidae
- Gastropods described in 1845
- Naticidae stubs