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Casmaria atlantica

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Casmaria atlantica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Casmaria
Species:
C. atlantica
Binomial name
Casmaria atlantica
Clench, 1944

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

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The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[2]

Habitat

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The minimum recorded depth for this species is 7 m; the maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.