Cryptonatica affinis

Cryptonatica affinis
Cryptonatica affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Cryptonatica
Species: C. affinis
Binomial name
Cryptonatica affinis
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptonatica clausa
  • Cryptonatica septentrionalis
  • Natica clausa Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
  • Natica russa Gould, 1859

Cryptonatica affinis, common name the Arctic moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2811 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791). Gofas, S. (2009). Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140525 on 17 June 2010.
  2. ^ 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.

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