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Euspira triseriata

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Species of gastropod

Euspira triseriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Euspira
Species: E. triseriata
Binomial name
Euspira triseriata
(Say, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Lunatia triseriata (Say, 1826)
  • Natica triseriata Say, 1826 (basionym)
  • Polinices triseriata (Say, 1826)

Euspira triseriata, the spotted moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.

References

  1. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Euspira triseriata (Say, 1826). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160323 on 2015-06-21
  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.
  • Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p
  • Bromley, J.E.C., and J.S. Bleakney. 1984. Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. National Research Council of Canada Report 24119. 366 p.
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
  • Trott, T.J. 2004. Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist (Special Issue 2): 261 - 324.
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
Taxon identifiers
Lunatia triseriata


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