Euspira triseriata

Euspira triseriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Euspira
Species: E. triseriata
Binomial name
Euspira triseriata
(Say, 1826)

Euspira triseriata, common name the spotted moonsnail, 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 maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Euspira triseriata (Say, 1826). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Euspira triseriata (Say, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160323 on 17 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.