Amauropsis anderssoni
Appearance
Amauropsis anderssoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Naticidae |
Genus: | Amauropsis |
Species: | A. anderssoni
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Binomial name | |
Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906)
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Amauropsis anderssoni is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 22.7 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 567 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906). WoRMS (2009). Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197029 on 16 June 2010 .
- ^ a b c 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.