Falsilunatia benthicola
(Redirected from Bulbus benthicolus)
| Falsilunatia benthicola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Falsilunatia |
| Species: | F. benthicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Falsilunatia benthicola (Dell, 1990)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bulbus benthicolus Dell, 1990 (basionym) | |
Falsilunatia benthicola is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 3510 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3980 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Falsilunatia benthicola (Dell, 1990). WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia benthicola (Dell, 1990). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197078 on 31 March 2012 .
- ^ 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.
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls