Notocochlis guesti

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Notocochlis guesti
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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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 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.