Kerguelenatica delicatula

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Kerguelenatica delicatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Kerguelenatica
Species:
K. delicatula
Binomial name
Kerguelenatica delicatula
(E. A. Smith, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Amauropsis (Kerguelenatica) grisea(Martens, 1878)
  • Falsilunatia delicatula(E. A. Smith, 1902)
  • Kerguelenatica bioperculataDell, 1990
  • Natica delicatulaE. A. Smith, 1902 (original combination)
  • Natica griseaMartens, 1878 (Invalid: junior homonym of Natica griseaRequien, 1848; Kerguelenatica bioperculata is a replacement name)

Kerguelenatica delicatula is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 45 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 548 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Kerguelenatica delicatula (E. A. Smith, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714015 on 2019-03-05
  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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