Tectonatica impervia | |
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Shell of Tectonatica impervia (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Naticidae |
Genus: | Tectonatica |
Species: | T. impervia |
Binomial name | |
Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845) | |
Synonyms | |
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Tectonatica impervia 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 18.1 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Chile.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 5 m. Maximum recorded depth is 460 m.
References
- Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). WoRMS (2009). Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197465 on 17 June 2010 .
- ^ 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.
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
- Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp
External links
- Philippi, [R.] A. (1845). Diagnosen einiger neuen Conchylien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 11: 50-71.
- Rochebrune A.T. de & Mabille J. (1885). Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux, recueillis par les membres de la mission du Cap Horn et M. Lebrun, Préparateur au Muséum, chargé d'une mission à Santa-Cruz de Patagonie. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris. (7) 9(3): 100-111
- Griffiths, H.J.; Linse, K.; Crame, J.A. (2003). SOMBASE - Southern Ocean mollusc database: a tool for biogeographic analysis in diversity and evolution. Organisms Diversity and Evolution. 3: 207-213
- Di Luca, J. & Zelaya, D. G. (2019). Gastropods from the Burdwood Bank (southwestern Atlantic): an overview of species diversity. Zootaxa. 4544(1): 41-78
Taxon identifiers | |
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Tectonatica impervia |
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