Bulbus scotianus

Bulbus scotianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Bulbus
Species: B. scotianus
Binomial name
Bulbus scotianus
Dell, 1990

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

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Distribution

Description

The snail's maximum recorded shell length is 27.6 millimetres (1.1 in).[2]

Habitat

Bulbus scotianus has been found at a minimum recorded sea depth of 73 metres (240 ft)[2], and a maximum recorded depth of 298 metres (978 ft).[2]

References

  1. ^ Bulbus scotianus Dell, 1990. WoRMS (2009). Bulbus scotianus Dell, 1990. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197080 on 16 June 2010.
  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.