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Falsilunatia benthicola

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Falsilunatia benthicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Falsilunatia
Species:
F. benthicola
Binomial name
Falsilunatia benthicola
(Dell, 1990)
Synonyms

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

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The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 3510 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3980 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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 .
  2. ^ 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