Propustularia surinamensis

Propustularia surinamensis is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Propustularia surinamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Propustularia
Species:
P. surinamensis
Binomial name
Propustularia surinamensis
(G. Perry, 1811)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 48 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 7 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 780 m.[2]

References
  1. Propustularia surinamensis (G. Perry, 1811). WoRMS (2010). Propustularia surinamensis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419724 on 5 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.


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