Amauropsis sphaeroides

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Amauropsis sphaeroides
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Shell of Amauropsis sphaeroides (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Amauropsis
Species:
A. sphaeroides
Binomial name
Amauropsis sphaeroides
(Jeffreys, 1877)
Synonyms

Natica sphaeroidesJeffreys, 1877 (original combination)

Contents

Amauropsis sphaeroides is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 15 mm. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs south of Greenland.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3185 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 4166 m. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Amauropsis sphaeroides (Jeffreys, 1877) . 10 January 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  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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