Notocochlis guesti

Notocochlis guesti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Notocochlis
Species:	N. guesti
Binomial name
Notocochlis guesti (Harasewych & Jensen, 1984)
Synonyms [1]
Natica guesti Harasewych & Jensen, 1984 (basionym)

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

Distribution

Locus typicus: St. Martin, Lesser Antilles.

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 165 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 421 m. ^[2]

References

1. Notocochlis guesti (Harasewych & Jensen, 1984) . WoRMS (2010). Notocochlis guesti (Harasewych & Jensen, 1984). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597303 on 21 April 2012 .
2. 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 .

• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
• Costa P.M.S. & Pastorino G. (2012) New Naticidae (Gastropoda) from Brazil. The Nautilus 126(1): 25–32