Eucorys barbouri

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Eucorys barbouri
Eucorys barbouri Barbados.jpg
Eucorys barbouri shell
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E. barbouri
Binomial name
Eucorys barbouri
Clench & Aguayo, 1939
Synonyms [1]

Oocorys barbouriClench & Aguayo, 1939 (basionym)

Eucorys barbouri is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1]

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Distribution

Recorded from offshore Barbados, as crabbed shells in deepwater traps.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 65 mm. [2]

Abapertural view of a shell of E. barbouri Eucorys barbouri dorsal.jpg
Abapertural view of a shell of E. barbouri

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 238 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 1829 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Eucorys barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1939". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Welch, John J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence". PLoS ONE. 5 (1): e8776. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 . PMC   2808249 . PMID   20098740.