Falsilunatia patagonica

Falsilunatia patagonica is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Falsilunatia patagonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Subfamily:
Globisininae
Genus:
Falsilunatia
Species:
F. patagonica
Binomial name
Falsilunatia patagonica
(Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Falsilunatia soluta (Gould, 1848)
  • Natica patagonica Philippi, 1845 (basionym)
  • Natica recognita Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Falklands, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan;, Chile and South Georgia .

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 30 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 18 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1886 m.[2]

References
  1. Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845) . WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845) . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584317 on 17 June 2010 .
  2. 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
  • "Falsilunatia patagonica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 October 2011.


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