Stigmaulax cancellatus

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Stigmaulax cancellatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Stigmaulax
Species:
S. cancellatus
Binomial name
Stigmaulax cancellatus
(Hermann, 1781)

Stigmaulax cancellatus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]

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Distribution

Found in the Caribbean [2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 24 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Stigmaulax cancellatus (Hermann, 1781) . WoRMS (2010). Stigmaulax cancellatus (Hermann, 1781). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419770 on 17 June 2010 .
  2. ↑ "Stigmaulax cancellatus (Hermann, 1781)".
  3. 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 .
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