Fossarus ambiguus

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Fossarus ambiguus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Planaxidae
Genus: Fossarus
Species:
F. ambiguus
Binomial name
Fossarus ambiguus

Fossarus ambiguus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae. [1]

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Description

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Juvenile

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 40 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 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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