Casmaria atlantica
| Casmaria atlantica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Genus: | Casmaria |
| Species: | C. atlantica |
| Binomial name | |
| Casmaria atlantica Clench, 1944 | |
Casmaria atlantica is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 7 m; the maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Casmaria atlantica Clench, 1944. WoRMS (2010). Casmaria atlantica Clench, 1944. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419776 on 14 August 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.