Falsilunatia scotiana

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Falsilunatia scotiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Falsilunatia
Species:
F. scotiana
Binomial name
Falsilunatia scotiana
(Dell, 1990)
Synonyms [1]

Bulbus scotianus Dell, 1990 (basionym)

Falsilunatia scotiana 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 snail's maximum recorded shell length is 27.6 millimetres (1.1 in). [2]

Habitat

Falsilunatia scotianus has been found at a minimum recorded sea depth of 73 metres (240 ft), [2] and a maximum recorded depth of 298 metres (978 ft). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Falsilunatia scotianus (Dell, 1990) . WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia scotianus (Dell, 1990). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584326 on 1 April 2012 .
  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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