Polinices hepaticus

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Polinices hepaticus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Polinices
Species:
P. hepaticus
Binomial name
Polinices hepaticus
(Röding, 1798)

Polinices hepaticus 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 51 mm. [2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m.; the maximum recorded depth is 55 m. [2]

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References

  1. Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798) . WoRMS (2010). Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419762 on 17 June 2010 .
  2. 1 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.