Hespererato maugeriae
| Hespererato maugeriae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Velutinoidea |
| Family: | Triviidae |
| Subfamily: | Eratoinae |
| Genus: | Hespererato |
| Species: | H. maugeriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hespererato maugeriae (Gray, 1832) | |
Hespererato maugeriae is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 1.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 120 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Hespererato maugeriae (Gray, 1832). WoRMS (2010). Hespererato maugeriae (Gray, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419744 on 9 July 2010.
- 1 2 3 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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