Fusitriton brasiliensis
| Fusitriton brasiliensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Ranellidae |
| Subfamily: | Ranellinae |
| Genus: | Fusitriton |
| Species: | F. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusitriton brasiliensis T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2003[1] | |
Fusitriton brasiliensis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 123 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 1200 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 1200 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Cossignani & Cossignani. 2003. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 41 : 3-10. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ↑ Fusitriton brasiliensis T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2003. WoRMS (2010). Fusitriton brasiliensis T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396006 on 27 June 2010.
- 1 2 3 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.
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