Cryptonatica bathybii

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Cryptonatica bathybii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Cryptonatica
Species:
C. bathybii
Binomial name
Cryptonatica bathybii
(Friele, 1879)

Cryptonatica bathybii is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 16.4 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 150 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 2000 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Cryptonatica bathybii (Friele, 1879) . Gofas, S. (2009). Cryptonatica bathybii (Friele, 1879). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140526 on 16 June 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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