''Haliotinella patinaria'' is a
species of
predatory sea snail
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the West Indies, off
Saint Kitts; also off
Trinidad.
Description
The maximum recorded
shell length varies between 16 m mm and 18 mm.
[Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLoS ONE'' 5(1): e8776. .]
Habitat
It has a minimum recorded depth is 0 m.
Maximum recorded depth is 80 m.
References
* Guppy, R.J.L., 1876. Sur l'existence du genre Haliotinella aux Antilles. Journal de Conchyliologie 24: 161-163
* Guppy, R.J.L., 1878. Note sur l'Haliotinella patinaria et sur quelques autres Mollusques des Antilles. Journal de Conchyliologie 26: 321-325
* Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149-180
External links
Watson, R. B. (1897). On the marine Mollusca of Madeira; with descriptions of thirty-five new species, and an index-list of all the known sea-dwelling species of that island. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 26(19): 233-329, pl. 19-20G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
Naticidae
Gastropods described in 1876
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