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]

Contents

Distribution

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

  1. ^ Cossignani & Cossignani. 2003. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 41 : 3-10. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 27 June 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.