Hemiliostraca auricincta

Hemiliostraca auricincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.

Hemiliostraca auricincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Hemiliostraca
Species:
H. auricincta
Binomial name
Hemiliostraca auricincta
(Abbott, 1958)
Synonyms[1]

Eulima auricincta (Abbott, 1958)
Strombiformis auricincta Abbott, 1958

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off the following locations:

Description edit

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.9 mm.[2]

Habitat edit

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 183 m.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2013). Hemiliostraca auricincta (Abbott, 1958). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566069 on 2017-11-17
  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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