Pedicularia decussata
Pedicularia decussata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
Family: | Pediculariidae |
Subfamily: | Pediculariinae |
Genus: | Pedicularia |
Species: | P. decussata |
Binomial name | |
Pedicularia decussata (Gould, 1855) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Pedicularia albida Dall, 1881 |
Pedicularia decussata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies.[1]
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 49 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1170 m.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pedicularia decussata (Gould, 1855). WoRMS (2009). Pedicularia decussata (Gould, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419735 on 6 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.