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Falsilunatia carcellesi

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Species of gastropod

Falsilunatia carcellesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Falsilunatia
Species: F. carcellesi
Binomial name
Falsilunatia carcellesi
(Dell, 1990)
Synonyms

Bulbus carcellesi Dell, 1990 (basionym)

Falsilunatia carcellesi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 31.3 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 18 m. Maximum recorded depth is 771 m.

References

  1. ^ Falsilunatia carcellesi (Dell, 1990). WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia carcellesi (Dell, 1990). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584328 on 1 April 2012 .
  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.
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
Taxon identifiers
Falsilunatia carcellesi


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