Kerguelenatica delicatula
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| Species: | K. delicatula
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| Kerguelenatica delicatula (E. A. Smith, 1902)
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Kerguelenatica delicatula is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 45 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 548 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Kerguelenatica delicatula (E. A. Smith, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714015 on 2019-03-05
- ^ a b c 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.
- Dell, R. K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington 27: 1–311
- Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
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