Stigmaulax sulcatus

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Stigmaulax sulcatus
Stigmaulax sulcatus (grooved moon snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 (15571259643).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Stigmaulax
Species:
S. sulcatus
Binomial name
Stigmaulax sulcatus
(Born, 1778)

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

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Distribution

An uncommon species -Western Atlantic sources

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 44 m. [2] Dredged at 150+ metres depth, off Barbados.

References

  1. ↑ Stigmaulax sulcatus (Born, 1778) . WoRMS (2010). Stigmaulax sulcatus (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419772 on 17 June 2010 .
  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 .
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