Payraudeautia nubila

Payraudeautia nubila
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Payraudeautia
Species:	P. nubaus
Binomial name
Payraudeautia nubaus (Dall, 1889)
Synonyms
Natica nubilaDall, 1889 (basionym) Polinices nubilus(Dall, 1889)

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off Puerto Rico.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 40 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 347 m. ^[2]

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Payraudeautia nubila. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585158 on 2012-07-12
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.
• Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.