Polinices hepaticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Polinices
Species:
P. hepaticus
Binomial name
Polinices hepaticus
(Röding, 1798)

Polinices hepaticus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 51 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m.; the maximum recorded depth is 55 m.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2010). Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419762 on 17 June 2010 .
  2. 1 2 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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