Septa occidentalis

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Septa occidentalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Septa
Species:
S. occidentalis
Binomial name
Septa occidentalis
(Mörch, 1877)
Synonyms [1]

Cymatium (Septa) beuiGarcia-Talavera, 1985
Cymatium occidentale (Mörch, 1877)
Septa blacketi Iredale, 1936
Triton (Lampusia) rubecula occidentaleMörch, 1877

Contents

Septa occidentalis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. [1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40.2 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 128 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Septa occidentalis (Mörch, 1877) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 December 2018.
  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.