Sconsia grayi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
Family: | Cassidae |
Genus: | Sconsia |
Species: | S. grayi |
Binomial name | |
Sconsia grayi A. Adams, 1855 |
Sconsia grayi is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 71 mm.
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of east Florida,
the Florida Keys, Caribbean Sea and eastern Brazil.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 5 m. Maximum recorded depth is 640 m.
References
- Sconsia grayi A. Adams, 1855. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Sconsia grayi A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533413 on 2 March 2011 .
- ^ 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 | |
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Sconsia grayi |
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