Eucorys bartschi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Cassidae
Genus:
Eucorys
Species:
E. bartschi
Binomial name
Eucorys bartschi
(Rehder, 1943)
Synonyms[1]

Oocorys bartschi Rehder, 1943 (basionym)

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 135 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 128 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1061 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Eucorys bartschi (Rehder, 1943). Bouchet, P. (2010). Eucorys bartschi (Rehder, 1943). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555171 on 5 March 2011 .
  2. 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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