Amauropsis anderssoni
| Amauropsis anderssoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Subfamily: | Ampullospirinae |
| Genus: | Amauropsis |
| Species: | A. anderssoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906) | |
Amauropsis anderssoni is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 22.7 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 567 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906). WoRMS (2009). Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197029 on 16 June 2010.
- 1 2 3 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.
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