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Stigmaulax sulcatus

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Species of gastropod

Stigmaulax sulcatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Distribution

An uncommon species -Western Atlantic sources

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 44 m.
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. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Stigmaulax sulcatus


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