Tectonatica impervia

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Tectonatica impervia
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Shell of Tectonatica impervia (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Tectonatica
Species:
T. impervia
Binomial name
Tectonatica impervia
(Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Natica acutaPhilippi, 1845 (not Deshayes, 1838; Natica philippianaNyst, 1845 is a replacement name)
  • Natica imperviaPhilippi, 1845 (basionym)
  • Natica payeniRochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Natica philippianaNyst, 1845 (not Recluz, 1843)

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

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 18.1 mm. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Chile.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 5 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 460 m. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845) . WoRMS (2009). Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197465 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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