Cymatium raderi

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Cymatium raderi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Cymatium
Species:
C. raderi
Binomial name
Cymatium raderi
D’Attilio & Myers, 1984
Synonyms [1]

Cymatium etcheversiMacsotay & Campos Villarroel, 1993

Contents

Cymatium raderi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1] [2]

Distribution

2 metres depth, in Turtle Grass beds.

Western Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean, Puerto Rico - N Brazil. [3]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 240 mm. [4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 46 m. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Cymatium raderi D’Attilio & Myers, 1984 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Anthony D'Attilio; Barbara W. Myers (1984). "A New Western Atlantic species of Cymatium (Gastropoda: Cymatiidae)". The Nautilus . ISSN   0028-1344. Wikidata   Q109584730.
  3. ↑ "Cymatium (Cymatium) raderi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. 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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