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Cryptonatica bathybii

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Species of gastropod

Cryptonatica bathybii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Cryptonatica
Species: C. bathybii
Binomial name
Cryptonatica bathybii
(Friele, 1879)

Cryptonatica bathybii is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 16.4 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 150 m. Maximum recorded depth is 2000 m.

References

  1. Cryptonatica bathybii (Friele, 1879). Gofas, S. (2009). Cryptonatica bathybii (Friele, 1879). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140526 on 16 June 2010 .
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Cryptonatica bathybii


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