Cryptonatica bathybii is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
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Description edit
Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 150 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2000 m.[2]
References edit
- ^ Cryptonatica bathybii (Friele, 1879). Gofas, S. (2009). Cryptonatica bathybii (Friele, 1879). 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=140526 on 16 June 2010 .
- ^ 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.