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Antillophos bahamensis

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Antillophos bahamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Antillophos
Species:
A. bahamensis
Binomial name
Antillophos bahamensis
Petuch, 2002[1]
Synonyms

Antillophos bahamasensis [orth. error twice in original publication]

Antillophos bahamensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.[2]

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[3]

Habitat

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The minimum recorded depth is 400 m.[3] The maximum recorded depth is 400 m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Petuch E. J. (2002). "New deep water gastropods from the Bimini Shelf, Bimini Chain, Bahamas". Ruthenica 12(1): 59–72. abstract.
  2. ^ Antillophos bahamensis Petuch, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  3. ^ 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.