Tenagodus squamatus

Tenagodus squamatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Siliquariidae
Genus: Tenagodus
Species: T. squamatus
Binomial name
Tenagodus squamatus
(Blainville, 1827)

Tenagodus squamatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae.[1]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 170 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 732 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Tenagodus squamatus (Blainville, 1827).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419540 on 17 May 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.