Falsilunatia scotiana

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

Falsilunatia scotianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Falsilunatia
Species:
F. scotianus
Binomial name
Falsilunatia scotianus
(Dell, 1990)
Synonyms[1]

Bulbus scotianus Dell, 1990 (basionym)


Description

The snail's maximum recorded shell length is 27.6 millimetres (1.1 in).[2]

Habitat

Falsilunatia scotianus has been found at a minimum recorded sea depth of 73 metres (240 ft),[2] and a maximum recorded depth of 298 metres (978 ft).[2]

References
  1. Falsilunatia scotianus (Dell, 1990). WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia scotianus (Dell, 1990). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584326 on 1 April 2012 .
  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.



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