Naticarius canrena is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Naticarius canrena | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Naticidae |
Genus: | Naticarius |
Species: | N. canrena
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Binomial name | |
Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Distribution
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Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.[2]
A living adult specimen was trapped off West coast BARBADOS at around 400 ft. depth.
Shell
References
edit- ^ Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2010). Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419760 on 17 June 2010 .
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Photos of Naticarius canrena on Sealife Collection