Polinices uberinus

Polinices uberinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Polinicinae
Genus: Polinices
Species: P. uberinus
Binomial name
Polinices uberinus
(d’Orbigny, 1842)

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

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 27 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 183 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842). WoRMS (2010). Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419765 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.