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DeutschEuspira triseriata
| Euspira triseriata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Euspira |
| Species: | E. triseriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Euspira triseriata (Say, 1826) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Euspira triseriata, the spotted moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Euspira triseriata (Say, 1826). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160323 on 2015-06-21
- ^ 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.
- Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p
- Bromley, J.E.C., and J.S. Bleakney. 1984. Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. National Research Council of Canada Report 24119. 366 p.
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
- Trott, T.J. 2004. Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist (Special Issue 2): 261 - 324.
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.