Frovina indecora

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Frovina indecora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Zerotulidae
Genus:
Frovina
Species:
F. indecora
Binomial name
Frovina indecora
(Thiele, 1912)
Synonyms [1]
  • Prolacuna indecora (Thiele, 1912)
  • Sublacuna indecora Thiele, 1912 (basionym)

Frovina indecora is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Zerotulidae. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.6 mm (0.14 in). [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 311 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 426 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Frovina indecora (Thiele, 1912) . Schiaparelli, S. (2010). Frovina indecora (Thiele, 1912). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197183 on 13 March 2011 .
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). ""The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence"". PLoS ONE . 5 (1) e8776. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...5.8776W. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 . PMC   2808249 . PMID   20098740.


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