Haliotinella patinaria

Haliotinella patinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Haliotinella
Species: H. patinaria
Binomial name
Haliotinella patinaria
Guppy, 1876

Haliotinella patinaria is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 14 mm.[2]

Habitat

It has a minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 80 m.[2]

References

  1. Haliotinella patinaria Guppy, 1876. WoRMS (2010). Haliotinella patinaria Guppy, 1876. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419754 on 17 June 2010.
  2. 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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