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Drepanodontus tatyanae

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Drepanodontus tatyanae
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D. tatyanae
Binomial name
Drepanodontus tatyanae
Harasewych & Kantor, 2004[1]

Drepanodontus tatyanae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae.[2]

Behavior and Life Cycle

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The species is demersal, living close to the sea bed. They are broadcast spawners. Drepandodontus tatyanae grow from embryos to trochophores to veligers before maturing into adults.[3]

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Scotia Sea, South Atlantic.

References

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  1. ^ Harasewych & Kantor. 2004. Nautilus 118(1) : 1–42. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Drepanodontus tatyanae Harasewych & Kantor, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Drepanodontus tatyanae". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  • Harasewych M.G. & Kantor Y.I. 2004. The deep-sea Buccinoidea (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of the Scotia Sea and adjacent abyssal plains and trenches. The Nautilus 118(1): 1-42
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life