Eucorys barbouri

Eucorys barbouri
Eucorys barbouri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Eucorys
Species: E. barbouri
Binomial name
Eucorys barbouri
Clench & Aguayo, 1939
Synonyms[1]

Oocorys barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1939 (basionym)

Eucorys barbouri is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 65 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 238 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1829 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Eucorys barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1939. Bouchet, P. (2010). Eucorys barbouri (Clench & Aguayo, 1939). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555170 on 5 March 2011.
  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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