Euspira triseriata | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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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
- 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
- ^ 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 | |
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Lunatia triseriata |
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