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Tectonatica pusilla

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Species of gastropod

Tectonatica pusilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Tectonatica
Species: T. pusilla
Binomial name
Tectonatica pusilla
(Say, 1822)

Tectonatica pusilla is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 130 m.

References

  1. Tectonatica pusilla (Say, 1822). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Tectonatica pusilla (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160063 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
Tectonatica pusilla


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