Casmaria atlantica
Appearance
Casmaria atlantica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cassidae |
Genus: | Casmaria |
Species: | C. atlantica
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Binomial name | |
Casmaria atlantica Clench, 1944
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Casmaria atlantica is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The minimum recorded depth for this species is 7 m; the maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Casmaria atlantica Clench, 1944". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ a b Welch, John J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence". PLoS ONE. 5 (1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776. PMC 2808249. PMID 20098740.