Falsilunatia patagonica

Falsilunatia patagonica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Falsilunatia
Species:	F. patagonica
Binomial name
	Falsilunatia patagonica; (Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms
	Falsilunatia soluta (Gould, 1848); Natica patagonica Philippi, 1845 (basionym); Natica recognita Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889;

Last updated June 09, 2025

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Falklands, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan, Chile and South Georgia .

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 30 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 18 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1886 m.^[2]

References

1 2 Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845) . WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845) . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584317 on 17 June 2010 .
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 .

Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls

External links

"Falsilunatia patagonica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845) . WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845) . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584317 on 17 June 2010 .

[Welch_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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